The open hand<http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/perfvis/software/viewers/jumpshot-4/node16.html>cursor that is triggered when hovering paired with a feedback area on the interface reading 'drag to area' that has been accurately named: tray etc....
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Danny Hope <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/2/5 Alan Wexelblat <[email protected]>: > > A while back I asked about affordances related to drag-and-drop. > > Here's more of me trying to figure out the right ways to cue users for > > certain operations that could work for drag and drop. > > > > The interface in question has a hierarchical tree on the left. On the > > right is a details area. > > > > Because the user's tasks may require comparing details of several > > items at once I want to enable people to move more than one item from > > the left tree to the details area simultaneously. In effect the right > > side is a "details workspace" that the person populates by selecting > > one or more names from the tree view and somehow getting them to the > > details area. > > > > Now drag-and-drop is one option. As is a context menu. But both are > > somewhat hidden. The question is do i want to also add visible > > affordances such as << and >> buttons between the two parts of the > > display to indicate that people can select things and move them back > > and forth? > > > > What's the best practice for this kind of thing, if there is one? > > It's really hard to answer this without seeing what you've got and > knowing more about what people are trying to acheive. > > -- > Regards, > Danny Hope > 07595 226 792 > @yandle > ________________________________________________________________ > 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
