Grumpy Website

@nikitonsky: From a tool that spends so much time polishing every UI detail, this window is very unexpected. What is really a choice here? I cannot not update. I can either do it now, in which case, why not do it automatically? Or I can choose “next launch,” but how am I supposed to know whether I will want to update at some indefinite point in the future? Startup is also the worst time to show a window like this. If I open Figma, that means I want to do something, and this is guaranteed to get in my way. If a window like this absolutely has to be shown, show it at shutdown. But the rest of the apps have figured out background updates, so why can’t Figma? #update #popup

@nikitonsky: Yes, I have a question. Where’s the login button? Thanks @mikeozornin for the picture #Dropl #Chat #Popup #Floating #Login

@nikitonsky: You know what? I don’t need shortcuts. I’ll just click through the menu, thanks #GoogleSheets #Menu #Shortcuts

@nikitonsky: Things I learned today: - Websites can override Cmd+R - Google Sheets uses it to replace current cell with the cell on the LEFT #GoogleSheets #Shortcuts

@nikitonsky: Don’t put checkmark on a button. Checkmark means “Saved, done”, not “Press to save” (in the screenshot, settings are NOT saved) #Luma #Button #ActionOrState #Checkmark

@nikitonsky: It’s always funny to me when a website has to explain what to do with it because there are no obvious controls or visible content. That’s a problem of your own creation. It’s even funnier when the interaction icon itself is confusing enough that it needs explanatory text beside it. Choose a better icon, or just use the text. All that said, in this specific example, the choice of an arrow to represent a tap is very unconventional. #Icons #InteractionReminder #Tap

@nikitonsky: Icons must help you understand. They are not just random sigils. It the list expands to the right, icon must show an arrow to the right Thanks @HID_DEVICE for the video #Icons

@nikitonsky: This is exactly backwards: non-destructive action behind a click, yet the destructive action “in the open” Thanks KillerX for the picture

@nikitonsky: No, hiding sidebar toggle button under your logo is NOT a good idea. Think about it from user’s POV: user needs to open a sidebar. They start to look for an icon that looks like a sidebar. How would they discover it under your logo? Only by accident. Users can’t click icons they don’t see. Thanks nurikolan for reporting this. #ChatGPT #Gemini #Sidebar #Hover

@nikitonsky: Anonymous submission. This is worse than I could ever imagine. Original text follows: --- Your bank re-works their website. Here's what you have to do to log in: - Use existing username + password: prompt “activate your account!” - Enter name, birthdate, email, and... member number? - Dig around files. Member number is not printed on card, not on checks. - Login page has a button: “find member number” Fine, I'll use that. - Button is JS that takes you to a new domain. No longer the bank's website! - Url looks like <30 random chars>.my.site.com. Had to double-check—this looks malicious. It was not. - Checkbox: “are you an individual”? Yes??? Continue. - Enter: name, birthdate, email, FULL SSN (wtf?! remember, we are now on a third-party site) - Do you get your member number now? Of course not! - You get to meet ANA instead, and must ASK A CHATBOT to parrot your member number. (screenshots) - Acquire member number, can finally log in. I hope my SSN didn't make it into the chatbot's context. #SignIn #Redesign #Bank #Chatbot #AI