We're building an application with a pretty robust access and permissions system. Our administrative users have requested a feature which would allow them to "step into" a user's account and view the site with the permissions assigned to that particular account.
Has anyone seen this done successfully and intuitively elsewhere? phpBB3 has the functionality but their implementation is a bit lackluster; after "logging in" as the new account there is simply a small unobtrusive link to restore your own permissions. One idea thus far would be to have a watermarked console that follows the user as they navigate through the application and scroll pages (see the top right of PolyPage as an example: http://code.new-bamboo.co.uk/polypage/). I think this would provide a clear indication that they are still assuming the role of the other account and provide a quick way to return to their own. Downsides to this approach or suggestions for a new one? Thanks! Mark ________________________________________________________________ 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
