TIL this about #Firefox in private browsing mode:

> If the PDF is opened rather than saved, the downloaded file is considered temporary and will be deleted at the end of the private session. You need to manually save the PDF for it to be preserved. [1]

Well-intentioned, but rather counter-intuitive since it shows the file as both downloaded and stored in a specific location. Seems like at minimum the PDF viewer should display a warning banner.

#UX

[1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1443596

Musimy porozmawiać o scrollbarze UI'a Mastodona. Nie rozumiem, skąd ta głupia moda na wąskie paski przewijania, w które ciężko trafić myszką

Product Talk Daily: Who should you interview?
https://producttalkdaily.substack.com/p/product-talk-daily-who-should-you-317
#prodmgmt #ux #engineering

UI tip: maybe don't round percentages to 0% or 100% https://evanhahn.com/maybe-dont-round-percentages-to-0-or-100-percent/

I hate this dark pattern so much

If your site has this, I'm not gonna use it.

Mastodon web users, have you ever accidentally tooted a standalone toot, when you actually meant to reply toot to something?

Working on adding support for two joypad bindings per action, which is something I should have done from the very beginning. Having to retrofit this into my existing system is more work than it would be if I had designed for it from the start.

The column will be neatened up and better aligned; this was just me throwing the second set of icons in there super fast to test it out.

I am once again BEGGING #ux / #ui designers to put a small (~½s) timeout on being able to click any button that has changed what its action does. Just now I accidentally disconnected by Bluetooth headphones because they connection just before I clicked the connect button, which switched to a disconnect button.

Product Talk Daily: What doesn't count as customer interviews?
https://producttalkdaily.substack.com/p/product-talk-daily-what-doesnt-count-03d
#prodmgmt #ux #engineering

Nice piece on "How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them":

https://piccalil.li/blog/how-to-write-error-messages-that-actually-help-users-rather-than-frustrate-them/

Hey, #Netflix? Your dozens of categories may have made sense when you had basically everything - but now, when it seems to be just the same few movies & shows crammed into all of them, you're starting to look sad & desperate...

"One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors... Here’s how to create error messages that help users recover quickly and continue their path through your products and services." #ux https://piccalil.li/blog/how-to-write-error-messages-that-actually-help-users-rather-than-frustrate-them/

Stop. Forcing. AI. On. People.

In this kind of situation, there should be a "No" button. I guess closing the popup using the X instead should be interpreted as not agreeing to the terms of service?

Oh, also, @nextcloud looks like it could well be a viable replacement for Dropbox - in fact, having now installed the NC app on my phone & laptop there's a direct through-line from my phone's camera to the computer

Ever the IT skeptic there will be an evaluation period but it's looking pretty good & so far setup has been almost comically smooth...

https://helvede.net/@jwcph/114349486747928382 #tech #DeGoogle #ux

Product Talk Daily: What are customer interviews?
https://producttalkdaily.substack.com/p/product-talk-daily-what-are-customer-069
#prodmgmt #ux #engineering

Best practices when designing a neo brutalist website

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/neobrutalism/

Sind Foldables wirklich eine relevante Nische im Smartphone-Markt – oder bleiben sie ein teures Spielzeug für Tech-Enthusiasten?
#Foldable #Smartphones #UX #MobileTech #EBookReader #Innovation

Product Talk Daily: The weekly cadence of continuous discovery.
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#prodmgmt #ux #engineering

#Hiring update:

1. #UX Designer, r&d, part-time + konzultace
2. #PHP Developer, bfsi
3. #Android Developer, bfsi
4. #DevOps Engineer - pořád hledáme #Azure skillera k zákazníkovi na full #remote, English-only možný

Díky, Honza

Look, we all like to make fun of what happens when trying to put a picture in a Word document, as well we should - but every single aspect of Word formatting is fucking bonkers.

Like, have you *seen* the default bullet list? By the third level your text is offset into the next room - and don't you fucking DARE writing anything that doesn't fit in the tiny bit of line space left so i breaks, because here be dragons...

I want to make it clear that some maniac designed this