SIGIA-L Mail Archives: Re: [Sigia-l] Rollover Question (Web 2.0)
Re: [Sigia-l] Rollover Question (Web 2.0)
On Sep 28, 2006, at 11:55 PM, Andrew wrote:
> [...]and some of them definitely do use the mouse pointer as a
> guide when they are browsing around the page - they do look for
> rollovers and tooltips prior to making a click decision. Not all of
> them, but enough so that meaningful tooltips are worthwhile.
He's not saying don't use them. He's saying don't rely on them. And
I'd agree. Great design doesn't rely on tooltips. Hmm, I think I'll
add that to my sig...
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