On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Blake Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> [...]
>
> That said, I am not completely against trying some different things
> with respect to buttons. Chris' argument about color being a useful
> identification tool seems valid. And clearly we are already
> experimenting with new UI elements via the dropbutton, a non-native
> widget that we expect our users to learn how to use. However, aren't
> we already using color on the comment management page with the
> underlines beneath the buttons? Does changing the entire button look
> make them easier to use?
>

That's the point. It does not make it easier to use, nor harder. It still
looks like a button, not a goofy "clicking area" that tend to confuse users.
It's usable and it looks good.

I am yet to hear an "official" statement from a commonly respected
usability-related source that changing buttons to good looking
*buttons*will cause usability issues.



-- 
Ali B / dmondark
http://www.awhitebox.com

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