Introducing Slide-to-Select
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Introducing Slide-to-Select
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#2Looks great for a static screen. How does it handle scrolling?
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#3This interaction looks like it could be confusing as everywhere else people are used to the drag-and-drop interaction (or, in mobile, tap-and-drag).
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#4EDIT 2: Author removed the image.
I clicked on the link. It shows me a full-screen image with some text telling me to click and drag and tap and slide. So I clicked on the text and dragged and ... it's text.
I pressed space (probably subconsciously) and found out that it scrolls and it's an article about user interaction. But the only thing I saw at first is a picture and a title. It seems like they went out of their way to destroy usability so it looks nice. Especially ironic in an article about user interfaces.
I don't think it would really hurt to put "scroll down to read some text" on there, so you know you can scroll.
EDIT: this is what I see: http://i.imgur.com/euC9MeN.jpg
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#5EDIT 2: Author removed the image. I clicked on the link. It shows me a full-screen image with some text telling me to click and drag and tap and slide. So I clicked on the text and dragged and ... it's text. I pressed space (probably subconsciously) and found out that it scrolls and it's an article about user interaction. But the only thing I saw at first is a picture and a title. It seems like they went out of their…
This is a pretty standard view for Medium posts - little to do with the OP.
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#6Looks great for a static screen. How does it handle scrolling?
Yeah, seems like this would conflict with other gestures like scrolling or swiping.
Re: Introducing Slide-to-Select
#7EDIT 2: Author removed the image. I clicked on the link. It shows me a full-screen image with some text telling me to click and drag and tap and slide. So I clicked on the text and dragged and ... it's text. I pressed space (probably subconsciously) and found out that it scrolls and it's an article about user interaction. But the only thing I saw at first is a picture and a title. It seems like they went out of their…
This is a pretty standard view for Medium posts - little to do with the OP.
I have noticed it on other posts, but that doesn't mean it's not a feature of this webpage that's been linked here. And I was actually confused.
People post all kinds of things here. Something that did something when you dragged words about wouldn't be unexpected.
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#8This sounds like it would have to be a separate mode, since otherwise it would be very easily confused with scrolling which the slide gesture is already used for - and this could make selections more difficult if they're not contiguous and located far apart; compare
1. Scroll to the first item; tap to select it; scroll to the second item; tap to select it; perform the desired action with the selection.
2. Scroll to the first item; enter selection mode; tap to select it; exit selection mode (and hopefully it still keeps the selection!); scroll to the second item; enter selection mode; tap to select it; perform the desired action with the selection.
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#9EDIT 2: Author removed the image. I clicked on the link. It shows me a full-screen image with some text telling me to click and drag and tap and slide. So I clicked on the text and dragged and ... it's text. I pressed space (probably subconsciously) and found out that it scrolls and it's an article about user interaction. But the only thing I saw at first is a picture and a title. It seems like they went out of their…
Yes, I failed on this too. I tried triple clicking the text and thought the "Share a Note/Twitter" popup was the whole point. I couldn't figure out the drag bit and assumed the "Tap Tap Tap" was for mobile. It wasn't until I read your comment that I realized I could scroll down to an actual article. Embarrassing.
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#10Looks great for a static screen. How does it handle scrolling?
Tested it out. Using spreadsheet terms, it seems that when you want to select A1 to A2 it will scroll unless you have already started a horizontal select. The whole workflow is actually really nice and smooth. I personally like it. I would recommend others to try it out.