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ACME
Raised as a usability problem by 15 people on Hacker News over 15 years (2011–2025), in 14 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Relies too heavily on mouse, forcing constant switching from keyboardUnreviewed
20112026- UI insists on mouse use, a non-starter for many keyboard users2017-08-28
- Constant switching between keyboard and mouse slows the user down2016-10-07
- Relies too heavily on the mouse, forcing constant switching from keyboard2012-10-24
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 16 complaints
- Requires precise mouse aiming, tiring to use for hours and inaccessible2025-10-18
- Its interaction model is kinda weird by modern standards and too text-centered2025-07-06
- Requires a 3-button mouse, making trackpads basically unusable2024-04-30
- Mouse chords are very difficult to use without a three-button mouse2023-07-05
- Considered even harder to use than classic vi2021-06-11
- Non-primary-button drag is painful on a MacBook, so the user gave up early2021-06-08
- Basic cursor movements are not possible using the keyboard2020-07-09
- Up/down keys move by paragraph or page, not by line, which feels infuriating2020-07-09
- Requires intricate mouse use with multiple buttons and simultaneous presses2017-08-28
- UI insists on mouse use, a non-starter for many keyboard users2017-08-28
- Constant switching between keyboard and mouse slows the user down2016-10-07
- Hard to modify acme's codebase; mouse chording without a middle button is awkward2013-05-21
- Relies too heavily on the mouse, forcing constant switching from keyboard2012-10-24
- Gets difficult to use when small changes span many files2012-06-21
- Must switch between mouse and keyboard constantly, causing delay and refocusing2012-06-14
- Can't figure out how to open a text file or navigate out of its virtual directory structure2011-04-09