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by abakker 1212 days ago
I love apple devices, but man, these undocumented things make me question whose team their UI people are on. It doesn't feel like they're on my team.
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The lack of discoverability isn't just limited to Apple. It's endemic. And I've heard multiple UX people claim that it's not a bad thing.

I disagree with that opinion, though. I think it's one of the worst aspects of modern UI design.

I used to feel this way, but since learning that much of the advanced functionality is unlocked by Opt/Shift/Ctrl or some combo of them + click, I find myself digging that consistency more and more. At this point if I don’t see the option I need, I know 9/10 it’ll show up when I opt+click.
90% of MacOS shortcuts I know are because I accidentally pressed them once