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• __siru__@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It is almost like this is why we had originally decided to put navigation buttons at the very bottom of the screen where they are easily accessible both by left- and right-handed users.

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  • baronvonj@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    And then larger and larger “handheld” devices made that physically awkward as people tend to hold their phone near the middle to balance the weight and oh look my thumb doesn’t reach the top or bottom anymore!

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    • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Is this a tiny hands problem I’m too normal to have?

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      • baronvonj@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        No.

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  • papalonian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Gestures are also easily accessible by both left and right handed users, when one side hasn’t been replaced with a different function.

    • Android user that uses either hand (depending on how hard I’m yoinking of course)

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• hedgehog@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I didn’t say it wasn’t convenient. I said it was counter intuitive.

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