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Raised as a usability problem by 7 people on Hacker News over 16 years (2009–2024), in 7 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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Slides advance on a timer, forcing slow readers to rush or pauseUnreviewed
20092026- Forced to click through slides one at a time instead of seeing them all on one page2021-07-07
- Trackpad scrolling inside slides unexpectedly skips multiple slides, and some content is hard to reach2020-01-26
- Slides advance on a timer, forcing slow readers to rush or click pause on each slide2018-08-07
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 8 complaints
- Fading text transitions are annoying to the reader2024-12-03
- Forced to click through slides one at a time instead of seeing them all on one page2021-07-07
- Simple list split across ten pages forcing individual clicks to read2021-07-07
- Trackpad scrolling inside slides unexpectedly skips multiple slides, and some content is hard to reach2020-01-26
- Slides advance on a timer, forcing slow readers to rush or click pause on each slide2018-08-07
- Minimalist flat interface gives no help on how to operate it2016-01-16
- Each slide shows for only 2-3 seconds, too short to read its 60 words2011-03-07
- Slides auto-advance unexpectedly, changing content before reading finishes2009-06-01