On 16 Sep 2009, at 5:15 pm, Ray Dillinger wrote: > A popup is a UI element that interrupts workflow and grabs > "focus" unexpectedly which usually misdirects or blocks text > intended to go somewhere else. The interruption can break your > concentration and flow state, which is VERY BAD in a programming > environment. Worse, even if they draw your attention to a > problem, most of them are modal and prevent you from navigating > around in the system to see what context the problem arises in > before you make a decision. Again, this is horrible in a > system that has any real complexity, like a programming > environment.
[UI design sidetrack] It'd be nice (IMHO) for a not-too-obtrusive little bubble to appear (not overlapping any text) to the right of the define, pointing at it with an arrow, saying "bar was defined [above](clickable link); overriding that definition". ABS -- Alaric Snell-Pym Work: http://www.snell-systems.co.uk/ Play: http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/alaric/ Blog: http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/author/alaric/ _______________________________________________ r6rs-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss
