[Sigia-l] Rollover Question (Web 2.0)

[tOM Trottier]

On Friday, September 29, 2006 at 0:05,
Ziya Oz <listera at earthlink.net> wrote:

...
> The choice is not between what's visible and what's hidden or if
> visible is preferable. Duh, obviously you'll prefer and perform
> better with what's visible. But it's impossible to have everything
> always visible everywhere. Just not practical. So, as a designer,
> you always try to balance what has to be hidden, one way or another,
> and what's *indispensable* for navigation, interaction, emotion,
> etc., and must therefore be visible at all times.
...

Why isn't it always practical to have all pertinent info visible? 

Any examples of when a rollover is preferable?

tOM


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