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The gov.uk Design System calls this the "Exit a page quickly" pattern [1], with an associated component [2]. It can be activated by clicking the Shift key three
by quirino 3mo ago
The gov.uk Design System calls this the "Exit a page quickly" pattern [1], with an associated component [2]. It can be activated by clicking the Shift key three times.
There's this nice blog [3] that explains why they chose Shift instead of other keys, and also gives a nice overview of the pattern.
[1] https://design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/exit-a-page-quickly/ https://design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/exit-a-page-qu...
[2] https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/exit-this-page/ https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/exit-this-pa...
[3] https://beeps.website/blog/2024-10-09-why-govuk-exit-this-page-doesnt-use-escape/ https://beeps.website/blog/2024-10-09-why-govuk-exit-this-pa...
- dheera 3mo ago[flagged]
- stingo1 3mo agoI suppose it's more for people trapped in abusive relationships
- infinite_spin 3mo agoyeah, this is like calling 911 and ordering a pizza, the goal is for a victim of abuse to hide their intentions from their abuser
- ghostpepper 3mo agoI believe this is also why 911 doesn't show up in iOS/Android call logs
- staplers 3mo agoThat and they dont want butt dialing 911 to be easy
- sublinear 3mo agoQuickly press the power button 5 times if you have an android phone and see what happens. This has got to be the absolutely worst idea ever and it's enabled by default!
- OJFord 3mo agoIt asks you in first-time set up if you want it. 'Yes' might be the default selected option, but it's not like opting out requires you knowing about it and going looking for it.
- sublinear 3mo agoDo you really have faith this would be disabled by choice if you tried it on a random android phone? If they haven't already disabled it in rage after finding it on accident, I'm pretty sure that person would be terrified upon you making them aware. The first-time setup process isn't consistent across devices and never will be. You can try to argue this down and reason about it all you want, but it's still a bad default regardless of how it's presented to the user. It's also bad design because it conflicts with similar defaults such as the shortcut to open the camera (press power button twice), silencing an incoming call (press once), etc. People may also press multiple times when the phone seems unresponsive. You'd expect the resurgence of bad defaults to be motivated by marketing or something, but this one is just outright stupidity. There's a part of me that is fairly convinced this was added as an afterthought after much internal whining by someone at google with a checklist insisting that android must support some easily accessible emergency feature. This was then deliberately chosen to make the feature look bad, and the users are victims of office politics.
- OJFord 3mo agoI don't know, I'm just saying that's how I know about it, seeing it in setup and disabling it. I've no particular interest or stake in 'arguing it down and reasoning about it'.
- danielrmay 3mo agoAsylum-seekers, domestic abuse victims, sex trafficking victims, indentured servitude and modern slavery, etc. Access to guidance on government websites represents a way out of society's most dangerous situations for vulnerable people, and getting caught browsing the wrong help article can be risky. Automated intelligent surveillance isn't outside of the realms of the imagination, either, which is troubling
- mplewis 3mo agoThere are many reasons you would be on the police's website if you're in any kind of danger
- therein 3mo ago>It can be activated by clicking the Shift key three times. Windows Sticky Keys entered the room.
- lostlogin 3mo agoHilarious memories of hitting this when playing Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
- brookst 3mo agoFor some reason I tap shift when thinking. Sticky Keys is my bane.
- ninalanyon 3mo agoYou can turn it off.
- taskforcegemini 3mo agobut where would be the fun in that
- RALaBarge 3mo agoRight, but it will get re-enabled on updates or something...it never stayed off for me.
- throw1234567891 3mo agoWrite yourself a script and run it on log in.
- brookst 3mo agoYes but you have to remember to turn it off later, when you’re not concentrating hard.
- butlike 3mo ago
- xeyownt 3mo agoThis is nice but how, as a user, do you learn it exists?
- ronsor 3mo agoThey do explain this: > Interruption page > Create a page to explain Exit this page to users. > You must show this page after the start point of your service, but before the page where the user will see the Exit this page button for the first time. > On longer services, you might need more than one interruption page.
- ninalanyon 3mo agoThat blog entry is a delight to read! > As a result of advertising people being bastards, The gov.uk Design Team are a treasure.
- gib444 3mo ago[flagged]
- deleted 3mo ago[deleted]
- pdpi 3mo agoI'm surprised that the blog doesn't mention what, to me, is the most obvious reason not use Esc — because it's conspicuous as all hell! If somebody's at risk and wants to hide what they're doing, their abuser seeing them repeatedly hit Esc just screams "I'm trying to hide something".
- greengreengrass 3mo agoSeeing the level of thought that went into user experience design, research, and arguing for the _right_ page to redirect to is such a delight. Engineering (as with so many professions) is about so much more than just shipping features as quickly as possible, and it pleases me when I see fellow engineers taking care and showing thorough consideration over the potential impact of their design decisions on people from all walks of life and circumstances.