If it's a really simple message (success, problem, etc), you could put a small indicator next to each record that saved, and your longer message at the top. That way people will know which records succeeded or failed, and have a longer more descriptive text at the top.
I built a master-detail record updater a few years back where after you saved a record you came back to the master list. To show that your record saved, I put the message up top, and a bright read "Saved!" piece next to the name of the actual record. It solved one of our more common usability complaints. Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Moffett Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:50 AM To: IxDA Discuss Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] web app messaging Matt, Could you use a floating div positioned to the center (or top) of the current view? Jack On Mar 6, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Matthew Nish-Lapidus wrote: > The biggest issue is that on a page with 15 items, the user could be > scrolled half way down the page, so putting the messages at the top > (like gmail) doesn't really work. Jack L. Moffett Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com If there's anything more annoying than a machine that won't do what you want, it's a machine that won't do what you want and has been programmed to behave as though it likes you. - Don Norman ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
