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What's the most annoying website "feature"?
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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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Mobile web sites that disable pinch to zoom. I've always enabled the setting in Firefox to allow it on all sites, but I still occasionally find one that somehow manages to override my preference.
Dear devs: There is no reason to ever disable it. It's hostile to all users, and especially those with impaired vision.
As a developer: trust me, we don't want these features either. It's project managers and clients who force us to do such things.
Same with links that open in new tabs. Except on pages with inputs that you can fill in, I rarely see any justification for those.
As a user, if I want a page to open in a new tab, I press the middle mouse button. If I press the left mouse button, I don't want a new tab.
You're right, I shouldn't have said devs since it's usually something from above.
Same with "x" meaning anything except "exit this application," which isn't a web issue, but is one of my pet peeves as a user.
Ftfy
Most regular users I've seen use the internet don't even know middle-click or ctrl+click opens in a new tab, or any other useful shortcuts for that matter.