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I encourage every architect in the world to design custom light switches for every building and position them in locations unique to each building. That way, ev

I encourage every architect in the world to design custom light switches for every building and position them in locations unique to each building. That way, everyone who enters any building has to first figure out how to identify and operate the light switches. Sorry I'm so crabby about this. But, by golly, Google's new "button" really calls out for the question "Why?" And to think on top of it all, Google has to go through a lot of trouble (probably Javascript trouble, though I haven't studied the code) to make these silly "buttons" tabbable. Pretty soon, every Web 7.0 kiddie will try to replicate Google's "buttons" and fail to make them tabbable. Agree: "Desktop clients still have a bright future thanks to stuff like this."

nadim 18y ago
"Really, you find this impressive? I find it sad. 20 years of GUI evolution leads to faking round buttons and color gradient with a ton of CSS and HTML?" Google is pioneering in the UI design area here, and they have a track record of supporting standards, sharing their technology and being developer friendly. To improve the usability of the web they are introducing controls that unleash the capability of the web. After trying out these buttons, I found that they are bliss for a keyboarder. Labeling and archiving before was abysmal, and different across browsers. Now it is a pleasure to use.