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		agumonkey on Aug 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toasts are bad UX Reminds me that old programs, be it Maya, Emacs, or even MFC days had a status bar for most simple notifications.

JohnFen on Aug 20, 2024 [–]

Status bars are a far superior option for this sort of thing than toasts. As another commenter said, toasts appear to be a UX compromise that was necessitated by mobile (where a status bar is tough), but has sadly infected desktops as well.

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