You might try a static info panel area instead. A very simple example
would be the way the browser status bar used to show links before you
clicked on them. If you want to see the same thing in use in
something that's probably more complicated than your dialog, check out
the integrated help panel at the bottom of the UI for native
instruments kontakt here:
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/09/13/native-instruments-announces-kontakt-3/
you can go to native-instruments.com and download a trial if you want
to see it in action. or poke around for other picts and videos,
although I think it is clear enough from the picture.
MT
On Nov 7, 2008, at 12:31 PM, Mark Pawson wrote:
I have been asked to come up with an intuitive help method for
tooltips
on a very complex dialog. I immediately thought of a question mark
which
the customer clicks on and then drags over the interface, but that
idea
has been nixed. Our competitors tend to put question marks next to
every
main control which I have argued makes an already complex dialog look
far too busy and also sends a message that says " look out this is
confusing". That is my own personal opinion backed up by only common
sense, so if I am wrong please someone correct me.
Our challenge is a standard one line tooltip will not be enough to
describe the intent of the control(s). At the same time they do not
want
to fall back on separate context sensitive help windows opening. They
want the customer to stay in the interface where they are working and
get helpful information as required.
Any good examples out there on the web that I can look at.
Thanks
Mark
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