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0 pointsapitman1y ago0 comments

This can have problems on mobile

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Yes, but I think the solutions work fine; tap, hard press, whatever.

Don't get me wrong, I share the annoyance with interfaces where I have no way to find the actual timestamp. It's better to only have a timestamp than to only have the "human readable" version with no way to get the timestamp. But (in my opinion) the best is to have the human readable version, with a way to get at the timestamp.

Vegenoid1y ago

I think the problem is that the mechanism to trigger mouse-hover is not clear on a touchscreen - there are several different ways that need to be remembered and tried, as evidenced by your comment.

qingcharles1y ago

I wonder if a solution on touch is a (?) icon next to the human date? Or is that too much clutter?

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sanderjd1y ago

Yes, but I think the venn diagram of people who really want to see a timestamp and people who are willing and able try a few different things to find it is pretty close to being a circle.

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sanderjd1y ago

Yes, but I think the solutions work fine; tap, hard press, whatever.

Vegenoid1y ago

I think the problem is that the mechanism to trigger mouse-hover is not clear on a touchscreen - there are several different ways that need to be remembered and tried, as evidenced by your comment.

qingcharles1y ago

I wonder if a solution on touch is a (?) icon next to the human date? Or is that too much clutter?

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sanderjd1y ago

Yes, but I think the venn diagram of people who really want to see a timestamp and people who are willing and able try a few different things to find it is pretty close to being a circle.

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