The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)
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#2This started out entertaining, then I realized that there is no attribution for the designs, and even though there are several links that say things like "the original thread," they are all just links to search results for "volume" on the ProgrammerHumor subreddit.
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#3The Clippy one gave me physical shudders. Traumatic memories...
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#4Apple won this back in 1999: https://i.imgur.com/V9WQ8Gc.png
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#5I actually love the advanced volume control one with all the numbers.
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#6Nearly all volume controls suck because by and large the software world is ignorant of the fact that loudness scales logarithmically. 99.9% of volume controls scale the output linearly.
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#7Car manufacturers are easily the winners here. If your car’s audio system doesn’t have a simple knob you can grab and twist, well, that just sucks.
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#8The Rick Astley one resonated with me. I recently moved countries and now a lot of websites I frequent switched automatically to the new country; which is really annoying.
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#9Nearly all volume controls suck because by and large the software world is ignorant of the fact that loudness scales logarithmically. 99.9% of volume controls scale the output linearly.
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Re: The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)
#10This article seems to be a regurgitation of a thread from
Reddit.