Comment by IshKebab
11 hours ago
Eh, it's hardly seamless, and double clicking is extremely uncommon on the web so that would be a big red flag.
11 hours ago
Eh, it's hardly seamless, and double clicking is extremely uncommon on the web so that would be a big red flag.
I couldn't even begin to count how many bug reports I've seen over the years that start with "when I accidentally double-click foo, bar happens". It might not be an intentional usage pattern, sure, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen a lot.
Yeah, I have no data beyond anecdotal to back this up, but I witness A LOT of people double-clicking everything, regardless of what it is. I assume it's because they only got so far in "computer" as to learn "click + drag to move, double-click to open a program or file". Link on a web page? I want to open that!
Google Drive uses it as an interaction pattern. I find that baffling, but while uncommon, it's not totally absent. And as others have pointed out, many users carry over their expectation of having to double-click from desktop interfaces.
I double click to select text all the time. Get your flags ready.
I'd laugh if an effective way to present this is:
CAPTCHA:
Please copy `qwertyuiopasdfhkl`
Into here `<textbox>`
Edit: Quick (ai mockup) concept... https://imgur.com/mc0IdEA Obviously it would be most effective with a longer string though.
Web browsers and the applications on them have become extremely memory hungry. Memory management pauses are common and people click multiple times irately.
Double clicking on the web is extremely common with older less technically adept users. This same cohort is also the most susceptible to scams.
Another obvious case of double click is to select all text in a given area. This one is a bit more obscure though.
Edit: Actually that's generally I guess triple click. Double to select a word.
This. I have told my eighty-year-old parents this many times over the years, but it doesn't seem to stick.
I see a lot of people doubleclicking on the web. Both young and old.
I’ve tried to explain it many times too, but I can’t really articulate a good, comprehensive rule for when to single and when to double click.
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> double clicking is extremely uncommon on the web so that would be a big red flag.
You've never had a slow internet connection have you? I've seen double clicking from all users in the office. Comes from frustration.
How many times have you tried to open an application; for it not open? So you click the icon again only for two windows to split open?
Young, old, even techs. It's not as uncommon as you think.
I've had a few worn mouses register double clicks upon a single click. It happens inhumanly fast and users won't realize it until using an app that reacts to double clicks.
I’ve even triple or quadruple clicked sometimes with disastrous results