[Sigia-l] odd little IA in a widget

[Andrew Boyd]

On 5/8/07, Switzky, Andrew <Andrew.Switzky at austinenergy.com> wrote:
> I like this little widget, too.
>
> The widget DOES give a visual cue that 'My Network' and 'About
> LinkedinaBox' are different than the other buttons. They are thinner, a
> lighter shade of gray, and there is  some vertical white space
> separating the two sets of buttons. The 'back-button' functionality is
> in the 'header' of the widget.
>
> Maybe it would be more intuitive if there was a stronger visual
> relationship between the header and the two bottom buttons.

I think that it is a great way of presenting the options - once you've
figured out how to use it - but I am not sure that this is a bad thing
(and I know this sounds crazy, I have a head cold and perhaps it is
the fever talking) - there is an element of fun involved, and a small
sense of achievement for having worked it out. Normally I would say
"if the client has to play with it to get it to work then you've lost"
but just maybe the element of play is there in a good way.

I am not sure what you would call this sliding menu paradigm - don't
iPOD menus work like this? The only other time I have seen anything
close was on the blidget (blog widget) builder on widgetbox.com.

Cheers, Andrew

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Andrew Boyd
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