-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 the little down arrow on the right of the control reminds me of the little down arrow on the side of dropdown and copmbo boxes, that made the so called 'fly out" buttons completly intuitive for me...
On 22/1/2010 20:13, Mike Monkowski wrote: > Melinda Green wrote: >> Mike Monkowski wrote: >> >>> Melinda Green wrote: >>> >>>> Even two buttons can often be too much clutter which is why I >>>> implemented the snapshot "Save As" using a flyout button with only >>>> two options. Adding a single button may not seem like a big deal, but >>>> ever visible control requires some level of user attention and is >>>> therefore a serious cost. The whole point of the 2.0 viewer is to >>>> flatten the learning curve by reducing that clutter. >>> >>> >>> Reducing the clutter is a noble goal, but flyout buttons do have a >>> discoverability issue, so they're more likely to steepen the learning >>> curve rather than flatten it. >> >> >> A flyout button won't steepen the learning curve because it will be no >> more confusing that it is currently. Discoverability of the new >> functionality is certainly a consideration, but once learned in one >> context, users will quickly discover (and expect) it in others. > > OK, I may be just an exception, but it was months before I accidentally > clicked on the triangle next to "Say" and discovered the "Shout" and > "Whisper." I've now been using SL for years but just recently noticed > the flyout on "Communicate" while I was working with the UI code. Was > that there the whole time? > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFLW6os+dvI+XYnc2YRAnEmAJ94UCjPT+cYlpQgt7BVx1QPzwDFFgCgtbhH +MA6/XknOvhD3RdDRDAafqI= =cJry -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
