Anyone else often clicking the wrong quote button?

[dikr]

This is kind of a nitpicky thing in regards to the forum layout (coming from a web designer) and maybe it's a personal 'disorder' by having a highly visual brain, but I very often click the wrong quote button in long threads as the bar which contains it (as well as the Back to Top, Report (!), Edit and Multiquote buttons) has more of a visual link (in tone) with the post below it.

 

This is due to the two horizontal tonal bars behind the quote bar creating a rudimentary gradient towards the post underneath rather than the other way around. And additionally due to that bar sitting right on top of the next post without division, much like tabs. A solution would be to simply swap those tones around, but any, more obvious, visual divide between posts should do the trick.

 

edit: To see exactly what I mean this thread needs a few more posts :smile:

re-edit: typo and the remark that this is obviously regarding the desktop version of the forums.

 

Regards!

 

Dikr

Edited August 26, 2018 by dikr

[RGMage2]

I know exactly what you are talking about. On a short thread like this one you would think the quote button is obvious and no one could mistake it, but on a longer thread I find my mind interprets it differently. It has become my routine when quoting in a long thread to scroll to the top of the page to get my bearings as to which quote button goes with which post.

 

It's not a big problem - minor annoyance. I'm guessing it doesn't effect everyone the same way and may be a slight bit of dyslexia on my part, but yes it would be nice to change it.

[HadToRegister]

Are you talking about the quote button that sits in the bar between posts?, because I'm always clicking the wrong button because I get mixed up whether top button ABOVE the post, or the button BELOW the post is the button for quoting the post.

[dikr]

@HadToRegister & RGMage2

 

Exactly what I'm talking about and I'm pretty sure that what I described is the main cause. Glad I'm not alone in Wrong Quote Button Clickers Anonymous. :)

[HadToRegister]

Yup, I often have to scroll to the top post of a thread to get my orientation correct, and make myself remember that the BOTTOM button is for the post ABOVE.

[Deleted1205226User]

I can relate to this too.

[JimboUK]

I do it nearly every time, I should have got the hang of it by now.

[RGMage2]

So... 5 members with a combined 53 years of experience of posting on Nexus forums confirm they have an issue with this... that's kind of interesting.

[Thandal]

On the other hand, those without a problem wouldn't be inclined to post to the topic, given the title.

 

That said, the "Quote" button would most commonly be wanted/used when one has finished reading a post, not at the start/top. :whistling:

[RGMage2]

 

That said, the "Quote" button would most commonly be wanted/used when one has finished reading a post, not at the start/top. :whistling:

Admittedly, 53 years of nexus experience could be a strong indication of senility. :laugh: