Web UI Clicking

Discussions center on clicking interactions in web UIs, including discoverability of clickable elements, modifier keys like Ctrl+Click, double-click issues, and user frustrations with click behaviors.

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UX IMO HCI NOT W.r UI click button clickable clicking clicked hover ctrl just click positioning disabling

Sample Comments

baking Apr 16, 2014 View on HN

"click anywhere" is misleading.

cleverjake May 23, 2014 View on HN

no. however it already clicks things.

irollboozers Oct 6, 2012 View on HN

This is very nitpicky and not productive, but I just want to click something on that page!

feider Oct 8, 2015 View on HN

Why should it not be possible simply by clicking?

hugs Dec 24, 2025 View on HN

don't underestimate the "just clicking" use case!

rjplatte Jan 3, 2019 View on HN

Interesting idea. How would you click?

mritchie712 Feb 23, 2021 View on HN

What happened when you clicked?

caiob Jan 13, 2014 View on HN

The problem here is the "click" part of it.

madhkrish May 31, 2012 View on HN

oh shit, i had no idea that it was clickable.

ZebraCakes Jan 14, 2016 View on HN

They might have meant Ctrl+Click