Graying out backgrounds to change focus was very common in multimedia training design, back in the days when the web was static and graying out pages was challenging from a coding perspective.
Some high-traffic e-commerce sites have resurrected the practice in a way that multiple browsers can understand, and is returning as a de facto standard for indicating to users "you were in the middle of doing x, but now you need to do y before proceeding." Paul Bryan Principal Consultant, Usography Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44487 ________________________________________________________________ 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
