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>>> On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 3:39 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, Aug 05, 2006 at 04:54:01PM -0600, Richard K Miller wrote:
> You can find a beta version of the new lds.org at http:// > beta.lds.org/ and a beta version of the new scripture site at http:// > scriptures.rosenvall.com/ . You'll notice on the scripture beta > site, for instance, that you can change the language in the top-right > corner, a feature that's not yet available on scriptures.lds.org. > I'm not really sure where the best place to whine is, so I guess I'll do it here. :) I like the simplified look of beta.lds.org, but there is one single problem that has kept me from being able to like the site itself. That problem is the Dizzying Magical Popup Menu. Let me give an example: I hover over About the Churc! h and i t pops up a menu in a visually jarring way. I decide I want to click on "Tabernacle Choir." If I move my mouse in a natural way, the menu disappears by the time I get there. It may even pop up some other menu along the way! As far as user interfaces go, I think this is very frustrating. If I click my mouse, I expect things to happen and so they don't surprise me. However, when I simply move my mouse, I don't expect big things to happen (like pop up menus). My eyes actually get a little sore when this sort of thing happens. So, rather than just complain, I would like to propose a solution. Go to google.com. Right above the search bar, it has Web, Images, Video, ... More. Click on "More". Notice that a simple but attractive menu pops up right there. It didn't happen automatically, but it happened in response to your click (so you can't accidentally set it off by moving your ! pointer to the bookmarks menu, for example). Even better, the menu doesn't disappear automatically either. It stays up until you either click on the intuitive little X button OR until you click anywhere else on the page, including the background. This is really intuitive, non-jarring, and simple. If anyone can talk to the people at beta.lds.org, can you PLEASE ask them to incorporate this style of menu on the page. Accessibility is important. Also, if you are a web designer anywhere else, please try to avoid the same UI mistake. I've seen way to many websites out there where I accidentally do the wrong thing because a menu magically popped up right on top of something I was about to click on. -- Andrew McNabb http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/ PGP Fingerprint: 8A17 B57C 6879 1863 DE55 8012 AB4D 6098 8826 6868 NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. |
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