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Fitts's law explains why the menu bar sits at the top
Original: Fitts's law: why the menu bar is at the top https://milos.fyi/blog/fitts-law-why-the-menu-bar-is-at-the-top # HackerNews
A new blog post argues that Fitts's law, a foundational principle of human-computer interaction, explains why the menu bar is positioned at the top of the screen. The piece revisits a classic design rationale and is circulating among developers and UX enthusiasts on Hacker News.
Why now: Tech and UX communities are debating or rediscovering classic interface design principles.
Evidence
- Fitts's law: why the menu bar is at the top https://milos.fyi/blog/fitts-law-why-the-menu-bar-is-at-the-top # HackerNews # Tech # UX · hackernews@robot.villas · 3
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