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Just use a button

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284 points moebrowne | 2 comments | 31 Oct 25 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.417s | source
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flemhans ◴[31 Oct 25 17:49 UTC] No.45774727[source]▶
Why is the <div> option proposed by anyone in the first place?
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wrs ◴[31 Oct 25 17:52 UTC] No.45774762[source]▶
Based on what I see in the world, I suspect one reason is that a <div> makes it easier to apply some bizarro appearance to the button, so it not only doesn’t act like a button, it doesn’t even look like a button.
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1. mcny ◴[31 Oct 25 19:53 UTC] No.45776016[source]▶
This comes from either business or the UX people who want stuff to look pixel perfect to their stupid wireframe.

Why does a website that sells to a pretty much captive audience who cares more about functionality than looks obsess so much about every single button looking pixel perfect to some arbitrary wireframe, I will never know.

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2. yakshaving_jgt ◴[01 Nov 25 07:47 UTC] No.45779913[source]▶
Things looking intentionally designed in great detail is also a function, despite programmer protests.