[Sigia-l] Rollover Question (Web 2.0)

[Todd Warfel]

On Oct 2, 2006, at 8:13 AM, David ((Heller)) Malouf wrote:

> I understand what Todd is saying about not relying on them, but  
> when I think
> about where I use them, I can't imagine the system being learnable  
> without
> them.

I think they're appropriate as an aid to learnability (especially in  
complex systems), but I don't think the UI should depend on them.

BTW, we are advocates of using tooltips – can't think of an interface  
we've designed lately that doesn't use them. But we don't rely o them.



Cheers!

Todd R. Warfel
Partner, Design & Usability Specialist
Messagefirst | designing and usability consulting
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