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once again, i will ask: why do people care so much about only having one <details> element open at a time? let me see what i want to see!

• abanana 27d ago
  Yes, absolutely, and UX experts such as those at the Nielsen-Norman group have for years been advising against auto-closing the already-opened options when opening another. For good reason - user frustration in their research. If I clicked it to open it, then if I want to close it, I'll click it again. Don't hide content I might still be reading!
• asdfsa32 27d ago
  Skimming/scanning. For a couple of items, it is not an issue, but say for a long list of FAQ, being able to scroll past fast is nice.
  • peesem 27d ago
    but then just close the elements yourself if you need that? don't force one behavior onto everyone
    • asdfsa32 27d ago
      Most people are lazy, so it is designed for most, including myself.
• ptx 26d ago
  When a form has two sets of mutually exclusive options it might be appropriate? But I find the user experience confusing. It's hard to tell what happened when all the elements moved around, at least without animations.