The tick marks/spark lines are not the filter but rather a "result set hint" for existing filters; sometimes an enhancement, sometimes critical to the filtering interaction. Result set hinting can be applied to ANY filter mechanism as long as the control doesn't create a performance hint. It's really the same concept that you see applied to radio buttons and links in ebay and car shopping sites, just applied to a slider control.
For years I've pushed this sort of richness for filtering controls; and unfortunately unsuccessful in selling the idea to product teams. Really a shame.. users have to ping pong around the filter controls until they get something compelling instead to getting to a compelling result set on the the first try. This sort of a control the "low bar" of interaction now. The sooner we give this type of control archetype status the better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46961 ________________________________________________________________ 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
