Viewing images on mobile

[Hami]

Hey, 

Can we improve how images are viewed on mobile. I struggle with clicking through the images by clicking the arrow without them opening in another tab 

[Jez_Armstrong]

How do you suggest that gets fixed? This is a Web page optimised for viewing on a mobile via your phones browser

 

 

[Enid_Puceflange]

@Hami

I noticed the same

Simple solution is to touch the black border to the left/right adjacent to the “next” arrow at the edge of your screen, and it’ll scroll without opening a new page 👍

Edited 11 hours ago by Enid_Puceflange

[Hami]

@Jez_Armstrong I’d suggest having the arrows at the bottom below the images? Side note I’m a software engineer myself and im happy to help wherever too

[Tackle]

I've no issues opening images, they don't become secondary tabs, so possibly the issue is your settings or the browser your running.

While I can't remember what browsers I'm running, my tablet is different from my phone, but both work fine.

[Jez_Armstrong]

1 hour ago, Hami said:

@Jez_Armstrong I’d suggest having the arrows at the bottom below the images? Side note I’m a software engineer myself and im happy to help wherever too

You mean when you click an image and it opens it up with the black boarder, you're having issues clicking the arrow on the right? 

[Hami]

1 hour ago, Jez_Armstrong said:

You mean when you click an image and it opens it up with the black boarder, you're having issues clicking the arrow on the right? 

Yes exactly! Seems like you need to hit the arrow precisely to scroll images and it’s a bit janky? I’m on iPhone 13 chrome btw

[Tackle]

Yep the picture scrolling "arrows" are a bit sensitive, especially with my podgy digits, but works most of the time, & when it doesn't it's no hardship to use the back button.

I can't see @proffrink wanting to tinker with it too much, currently everything else is working, sometimes fine tuning triggers other issues.

[Anonymoose]

1 hour ago, Hami said:

Yes exactly! Seems like you need to hit the arrow precisely to scroll images and it’s a bit janky? I’m on iPhone 13 chrome btw

 

Yep, same here, drives me nuts.

[Hami]

51 minutes ago, Tackle said:

Yep the picture scrolling "arrows" are a bit sensitive, especially with my podgy digits, but works most of the time, & when it doesn't it's no hardship to use the back button.

I can't see @proffrink wanting to tinker with it too much, currently everything else is working, sometimes fine tuning triggers other issues.

Why does it seem like you’re so against fixing this issue? 😅 It’s a bad user experience which can be fixed with some css

[Tackle]

16 minutes ago, Hami said:

Why does it seem like you’re so against fixing this issue? 😅 It’s a bad user experience which can be fixed with some css

Lol, I'm good either way, it's never bothered me that much, if I miss the arrow, it's on me, just means I have to touch the screen twice more, but I can understand if it's tiring the gen Z's out 😜

[Jedi_Master]

4 hours ago, Hami said:

Why does it seem like you’re so against fixing this issue? 😅 It’s a bad user experience which can be fixed with some css

 

You are a user not a customer. There is no service department on this free website .

[Anonymoose]

[Hami]

7 minutes ago, Jedi_Master said:

 

You are a user not a customer. There is no service department on this free website .

So are you saying we shouldn't improve on things as a community unless someone is profiting? 

[Galvatron]

10 minutes ago, Hami said:

So are you saying we shouldn't improve on things as a community unless someone is profiting? 

 

I'll stop biting my tongue.

 

Perhaps you should stop your Cathy Newman impression? "So you're saying" didn't work well for her.

 

A software engineer worth their salt should understand that a "bad user experience" is an individual experience. A consensus established by an end user survey of multiple customer experiences may offer more constructive feedback than declaring oneself the sole arbiter of the user experience.

 

 

[Tackle]

20 minutes ago, Hami said:

So are you saying we shouldn't improve on things as a community unless someone is profiting? 

Things have been improved, but it's a relatively slow process given that the admin team do this for nothing, & believe it or not they have lives & jobs away from here, so apologies if they don't drop everything to address your little bugbear.

As for profit, pretty sure the costs of keeping this site alive "for the community" far outweigh any revenue generated from the tiny inconspicuous banner at the top of the page.

[Hami]

Okay it feels like I’m being attacked!  

A) if I’m having it others most likely are! Tackle, Encid and Anonymoose for three so It’s not an individual experience…

 

B) where did I make it seem like this was something I was demanding instantly or expecting anyone to drop their lives for?

I even offered to help if ever needed in future! 
 

Honestly quite upset by this. I’ll go back to lurking…