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[Michal Karnicki <michal.karnicki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Robert Park <robert.park@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> > One suggestion: would it be possible to move the menus to the left? I
> think
> > it would be more intuitive.
>
> This I'm not sure about. I chose the right side for a couple reasons:
> * It's easier for thumbing on mobile (and I do use the site on mobile a
> lot)
>

​I cannot express how much I applaud​ that choice. I may not be the user,
but it's been a while since I started wondering why the heck "main menu"
buttons of apps (on most platforms?) as well as (quite often) website menus
are usually in the furthest corner from the thumb of a right handed
person.​ Makes no sense to me. In general I wouldn't mind if the menu was
on the left if the website's viewed on desktop though.


> I do agree generally that "menu on right" is unconventional,


Unconventional, and so more useful at the same time. If it wasn't for how
typing machines worked, probably none of us would be typing on QWERTY today.

OR, we could create a launchpad team for people who prefer lefthanded
> menus and then the display could alternate based on membership in that
> team :-D
>

​This made me laugh so bad =D​

Cheers!

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