In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alex
Faaborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
microformat UI design for Firefox 3
when the user hovers the mouse over an area of the page that contains
microformatted content, we will change the cursor to display the
associated application (or a generic icon if no default has been
selected):
http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20070426-detectionUI2/
cursorChange.jpg
The mouse cursor change will also hopefully apply to file types and
protocols (mailto:, webcal:, etc.)
Firstly, your URLs aren't wrapping properly, in my mail client., Others'
do. Is there anything you can do to fix that, or perhaps you could also
use TinyURL or similar?
I hope that that behaviour will be user-configurable, so that it can be
switched off if desired (I do think it should be on by default, to raise
awareness).
In our designs we avoid showing the user the microformat name, and
focus on the associated application. Instead of seeing "geo" or "adr"
the user will only see "Google Earth" (or a generic picture of a globe
if they haven't chosen an application yet, probably on microformat
green).
That default colour should change, if there's a green/ yellow/ blue
background (for reasons of contrast) or a red background (red-green
colour blindness is the most common type).
Due to privacy concerns the browser can't expose the user's default
applications to Web sites, so I think Web developers should be
encouraged to design based on actions, not data. A green button that
says "Send to Calendar" is considerably more useable than a green
button that says "hCal" (actually these are often red for some reason,
http://microformats.org/wiki/icons).
Be aware also that WCAG and other accessibility guidelines speak against
using colour alone to convey information.
Also, I personally think Web designers should be encouraged to use
images instead of acronyms.
Amen!
In addition to being more descriptive, they localize better. Here are
some I've been showing in various talks:
http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20061213-fundamentalTypes/
fundamentalTypesStatic.jpg_large.jpg
Those look good, but I'd like to see them at the size at which they will
be used.
The "contact" icon is good for a person, but what of the subject is a
group, organisation, or venue? (differentiated by "fn org" instead of
"fn")? A different icon should be used.
--
Andy Mabbett
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