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[–] Pothetato@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How is centered div formed

[–] Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's actually really easy though! Look up a Flex box generator and copy the code it gives you!

[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah but we have a ton of porn!

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

But all my best vids are saved on another computer!

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 19 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

5 is worst on websites, but "adaptive UX" apps do this, too. It's a crime.

4 is trivially fixed, for many Linux WMs. Here's for KDE. It's less trivial for xfce, but possible. Here's how to do it in i3 (this is as simple as any configuration in i3).

3 is clearly satire, and a very real and valid condemnation about modern web page design. Use Hugo (or similar) and pick a lightweight theme: there are several nice looking ones that specifically exclude JavaScript, which is the main culprit.

1 is such. A. Pain. Sure, if you use KDE or mconnect and the KDE app on Android, it's easy. The Device Connect app works really well. Apple to Apple is trivial. But arbitrary device to arbitrary device? The problem is that there's no standard championed by anyone. Apple is not interested in pushing their protocol: they have a vested interest in making all other devices a PITA so people are encouraged to buy into the Apple ecosystem. Google has been oddly inactive about it. Samsung does the same thing Apple does. We have the Wormhole protocol which is fantastic, but not even the main Linux desktops have built-in support; c.f. KDE Connect.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

5 is infuriating, especially if the site engages in fuckery like putting an ad under where the desired click disappeared from, so the user ends up clicking the ad.

[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For #1 you can try KDE Connect. Send files and clipboards between your devices over wifi or bluetooth.

Sending stuff to another person's device? 🤷

[–] kwedd@feddit.nl 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've heard good things about LocalSend.

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[–] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Doesn't work for me on public WiFi. Tried using device IP, no luck. In my home WiFi it works perfectly though. Haven't tried Bluetooth, didn't know that's possible

[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Many public wifi networks disable peer to peer connection's over the network for security purposes, which breaks KDE Connect

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

5 is intentional. Websites choose what size ads are displayed, they plan ad placement and page layout around that. If the page is jumping around as ads load they want it to. They want you to accidentally click, because that gets them more money than simply displaying the ad.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" - or laziness/incompetence/lack of care in this case.

This happens regularly even on sites with no ads.
You give these people far too much credit.

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[–] delcaran@feddit.it 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (11 children)

For #1 you wanna try Magic wormhole. Maybe it's less user-friendly than you need it to be, but it works and there are lots of implementations for different owes (don't know about iOS though).

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's also localsend, which works like a charm.

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[–] callyral@pawb.social 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

isn't 4 expected behavior? if i open an application i expect it to be focused when it opens

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

If you open an application, yes. What if another application does?

[–] vfsh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or what if you want to open an application that takes like a minute to load like Discord or photo editing software or CAD software, and want to do things while the splash screen is there and loading still?

Steam steals focus like 5 times during launch.

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[–] groet@feddit.org 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but so many applications open more than once. They open a window that is just a logo, then 5 sec later a window with a loading bar, then finaly the actual application. And each time they steal the focus. Fuck that!

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Logitech software that wont register my games keybinds unless I open it to spend 3 minutes loading and then hides my game while I'm frantically trying not to die from my lack of utility keybinds

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[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
  1. Any user input should take top priority over anything. I don't want to wait for your 50 banner and ads to load to click the thing I already know I want. If I opened a program or clicked a link I don't want, I want to be able to leave even before its wasted more time loading the thing I don't want. And holy shit, those tutorial popups that explain features that you can't click out of, and have to click through all the prompts to start using the fucking program, made way worse if you went there by accident and are now stuck.
[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

I feel this.

I've visited websites of legitimate companies that I want to support, but as I'm looking to spend my money I get punched in the face with subscription popups.

If disrespecting me is the first thing you do when I visit your website, I can't give you my money. It's that simple.

And paid apps that beg you to review their app, no matter how many fucking goddamn times you've closed that popup, is a punch in the dick.

[–] lunachocken@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

#1 - kdeconnect. Plus several other cool features on it

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Or sshfs between computers

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

OK. Now tell me how I do it when I want to send it between a phone and a laptop tethered to that phone via hotspot.

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[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

the chaotic neutral for #1 is making a torrent and leeching off of youself

[–] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 weeks ago

autofellatio

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[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I hate 5. there's nothing worse than clicking on a page, clicking a button and the split second before you click it the page inexplicably moves 2 inches up or down causing you to click something else

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[–] Doolbs@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I still remember when my 386 had 4MB of RAM, and I didn't have a math coprocessor.

And I could still get online.

I was going to write that I'm old. But, no, I'm not that old.

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

3 is intentional, too. A performant page requires paying a skilled web developer.

Web page too slow? Use our affiliate link for a new computer!

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

i was going to say, your missing one finding a job in cs.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I've had downloads resume properly over http back in the 2000s at least 4 times.

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Back in the early 2000s I was a teen on a 56k dial-up modem. There would be frequent connection drops, or if not that, my dad would simply kick me off the Internet so he could make a phone call. Trying to download large files through the browser would only end in tears, so a download manager that supported resume was absolutely essential.

I used something called FlashGet (I was a Windows user back then) which looking it up now apparently turned into a malware-riddled mess towards the end of its life, as did so many things. But it was an absolute lifesaver at the time.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

FlashGet brings me back haha.

I have memories of using a free dialup internet with ads and trying to download a Worms Armageddon demo of like 11-12MB and using FlashGet because my sister was kicking me off dialup.

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[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

4 - I bet there's some a setting for that in some Linux DE

1 - I did literally that two days ago with scp, cause I've had 200 GB to transfer and 40 GB free space on my pendrive

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

KDE has "Window Rules" and I think it has an option for that

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[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

4 - I bet there’s some a setting for that in some Linux DE

XFCE's WM (xfwm4) settings. And yes, I keep it unchecked.

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 2 weeks ago

If I refresh Lemmy in the browser repeatedly the UI text renders in Chinese for a split second.

I guess what I’m saying is that computers are hard.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Dark patterns. All 5. Problem solved

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hello from programming.dev. Yes. This is correct.

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[–] boletus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Google maps when Android auto detects music moves all the buttons up out of their usual place but it's slightly delayed. Most dangerous #5 I've encountered.

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