Matt Warren ⚡ on Nostr: UX is seemingly a lost art. Desktop textbook e-readers are a great example. They try ...
UX is seemingly a lost art.
Desktop textbook e-readers are a great example. They try to imitate the experience of a physical book to the point that they completely neglect the features that would make the digital experience better. For example, loading a new page using left and right icons. I have to click an arrow to change pages.
WHY ARE THERE PAGES? Turning a book page isn't a desirable feature. It's just a limitation of the physical book. I have to turn the page, so I do.
I shouldn't have to turn a page on a desktop computer. I have a mouse. It scrolls. You're already forcing me to use it to click arrows, so why not just keep scrolling the page like we've already been conditioned to do on digital devices?
Some of the readers are so insane that they even add animations to simulate a page turn, so I have to wait for that to finish to continue reading.
What the fuck is going on in the software world?
Desktop textbook e-readers are a great example. They try to imitate the experience of a physical book to the point that they completely neglect the features that would make the digital experience better. For example, loading a new page using left and right icons. I have to click an arrow to change pages.
WHY ARE THERE PAGES? Turning a book page isn't a desirable feature. It's just a limitation of the physical book. I have to turn the page, so I do.
I shouldn't have to turn a page on a desktop computer. I have a mouse. It scrolls. You're already forcing me to use it to click arrows, so why not just keep scrolling the page like we've already been conditioned to do on digital devices?
Some of the readers are so insane that they even add animations to simulate a page turn, so I have to wait for that to finish to continue reading.
What the fuck is going on in the software world?