Post #3744157
2026-07-11 12:58 UTC
Swipe gestures are deeply user hostile. Got a hand tremor? Fuck you. Over 70? Fuck you. Forgot which swipe direction is which? Fuck you. Got a rugged case that prevents you swiping up from the very edge of the screen? Haha, fuck you. #firefox #ios
Replies (3)
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@andrewg@mastodon.ie 2026-07-11 13:02
Swiping has one valid use only - scrolling. Anything else is a dangerous and inaccessible complication of something that should be intuitive. In particular, swiping should NEVER be used to trigger a permanent state change. #firefox #ios
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@jpaskaruk@growers.social 2026-07-11 17:22
@andrewg@mastodon.ie people keep talking about this. Swipes. No idea what they're on about. Must be some tiktik trending dance or some shit. (goes back to terminal)
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@hannorein@mastodon.social 2026-07-11 17:40
@andrewg@mastodon.ie 💯 On iOS I can never remember from which corner I need to swipe to get to a notification, or the control center, or switch apps, etc. Because None of those functions have any visual clues.