| ▲ | IshKebab 11 hours ago |
| Eh, it's hardly seamless, and double clicking is extremely uncommon on the web so that would be a big red flag. |
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| ▲ | Etheryte 10 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| I couldn't even begin to count how many bug reports I've seen over the years that start with "when I accidentally double-click foo, bar happens". It might not be an intentional usage pattern, sure, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen a lot. |
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| ▲ | kevinsync 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | Yeah, I have no data beyond anecdotal to back this up, but I witness A LOT of people double-clicking everything, regardless of what it is. I assume it's because they only got so far in "computer" as to learn "click + drag to move, double-click to open a program or file". Link on a web page? I want to open that! |
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| ▲ | uhoh-itsmaciek 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Google Drive uses it as an interaction pattern. I find that baffling, but while uncommon, it's not totally absent. And as others have pointed out, many users carry over their expectation of having to double-click from desktop interfaces. |
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| ▲ | recursive 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I double click to select text all the time. Get your flags ready. |
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| ▲ | bangaladore 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | I'd laugh if an effective way to present this is: CAPTCHA: Please copy `qwertyuiopasdfhkl` Into here `<textbox>` Edit: Quick (ai mockup) concept... https://imgur.com/mc0IdEA
Obviously it would be most effective with a longer string though. |
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| ▲ | kazinator 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Web browsers and the applications on them have become extremely memory hungry. Memory management pauses are common and people click multiple times irately. |
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| ▲ | giantrobot 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Double clicking on the web is extremely common with older less technically adept users. This same cohort is also the most susceptible to scams. |
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| ▲ | bangaladore 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Another obvious case of double click is to select all text in a given area. This one is a bit more obscure though. Edit: Actually that's generally I guess triple click. Double to select a word. | |
| ▲ | waltwalther 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | This. I have told my eighty-year-old parents this many times over the years, but it doesn't seem to stick. | | |
| ▲ | Moru 10 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I see a lot of people doubleclicking on the web. Both young and old. | |
| ▲ | NotYourLawyer 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | I’ve tried to explain it many times too, but I can’t really articulate a good, comprehensive rule for when to single and when to double click. | | |
| ▲ | cobbal 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Another complicating factor that many less-tech-literate don't have a good internal model for is window focus. I've seen several people try and single-click on a not focused web button, only for nothing to happen. When they click again, the button is activated. They then learn to always double click that button. Having a mental model of "this button needs to be double clicked" gets them the result they want, even if that's not a very accurate reflection of the computer. | |
| ▲ | wat10000 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | In theory: if you’re clicking on a UI element that has some notion of being selected, then a single-click selects it, and you need a double-click to take an action on it. If there’s no notion of selection, then a single click takes an action. In practice: adherence to this ranges from perfect to abysmal. And users who don’t understand the computer well may not know how to think about whether a given UI element is selectable or not. | |
| ▲ | Pxtl 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | When you're on windows and not in the browser, you double-click to launch a file or program in the Explorer (which also is what runs the desktop). Single-click is select. So, the rule: List of files on your computer or desktop? Double-click. Otherwise? Don't. | | |
| ▲ | NotYourLawyer 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | What if I’m opening an email in Outlook? What if I’m looking at something in Control Panel? (That one’s a trick question, since the answer has changed in modern Windows versions.) | | |
| ▲ | Pxtl 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | I'd say don't do that. Who reads emails? Although seriously, I find I never break out of the preview in Outlook email. The only spot in Outlook where I really need to double-click is the calendar. Which is annoying. |
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| ▲ | doublerabbit 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > double clicking is extremely uncommon on the web so that would be a big red flag. You've never had a slow internet connection have you? I've seen double clicking from all users in the office. Comes from frustration. How many times have you tried to open an application; for it not open? So you click the icon again only for two windows to split open? Young, old, even techs. It's not as uncommon as you think. |
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| ▲ | psygn89 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I've had a few worn mouses register double clicks upon a single click. It happens inhumanly fast and users won't realize it until using an app that reacts to double clicks. | |
| ▲ | portaouflop 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | I’ve even triple or quadruple clicked sometimes with disastrous results |
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