We all know that filler text is bad, but still.

Instead of using meaningless lorem ipsum
Use paragraphs from for example Wikipedia on #ClimateChange

New UX models have friction.

The Mach E has a push button door: push the button first, pop the door. It works once "you've read the manual" Two problems:
1. As I approached the car at Avis it was dark, I couldn't see the button at all so couldn't get it, I had to ask someone to let me in.
2. When I picked up my son at the airport, he had no idea how to open the passenger door so I had to open it from the inside.

Ford may keep this, but it's going to be a painful road.

@Gargron @rvcx Not by you, to my knowledge. Generally, the sentiment of replies from folks here when I mention the need for it to be easy for non-techies to join, is a reaction of fear. Like it’s best as exclusive club.

That, and a few other UX barriers to “normie” usage (e.g. easy cross-server interactions & global-ish search) still make it a hard sell to friends. #UX was mentioned as a big barrier in a “Fedi House” event at SXSW.

Dear #OpenSource folks, I'd like to offer #UX help to your teams. I've tried "making a small PR" on projects and it turns out that's TERRIBLE advice for a UX designer. The PR is usually misunderstood or ignored. I don't fault the teams for this! It's just the wrong tool for the job.

So I'm trying something different. I'm offering free consulting time to any project that wants it. Sign up here:

I would like a matching half for "paste without style", where a web page or other UI become inactive while I select text.

If your page is a shopping cart, and i can't select the product name because you pop a bubble, this mode would stop it.

If your page is a webmail interface, and clicking a from name expands it, or opens the address book or removes the contact, this mode would stop it.

I want a "make this page just text, so i can interact with it as text"

It can still copy the style, since paste without style exists, but I want shit to not move around, wiggle, or pop light boxes when i click/drag to select.

Don’t Fuck With #Scroll

https://dontfuckwithscroll.com/

#ui #ux #web (via @adactio)

Designer: "Let's put the login button next to a delete button (that doesn't confirm)".

🤔

@fosstodon Jump, jump, jump! Everybody loves content layout shift.

Really, @Gargron just happily releases this and nobody checks if it works? What happened to using multiple browsers to test? What happened to using CSS that works?

Ordered a #Fairphone 5. Was happily locked into iOS/macOS, but Apple is taking the wrong direction while Open Source solutions seem to be improving steadily. Intent to try and flash it with e/OS to be Google free, but open to other suggestions. (I care about #UX though :))

Have a meme I made myself a long time ago

I really really REALLY wish that when I comment about #Linux DE #UX people would understand:
1. This is coming from a place of love for Linux, I want it to get better
2. I'm fairly new here and WILL make mistakes
3. I'm very welcome to be corrected
4. I'm not attacking anyone

I'm a #UX expert, not a Linux expert. I'm absolutely going to say stupid things. Could I possibly go a bit slower and be more diplomatic? Sure. Could people also not freak out and assume the worst? Please.