Or we make them all links. On Mar 18, 2009, at 7:36 PM, Matthias Bauer wrote:
> > Matt Read wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Michael Bishop <[email protected] >> > wrote: >>> I had mentioned this to Matt R in IRC, but as I see it, the links >>> that >>> are in dash modules, though clickable, are not the only means to >>> navigate to those elements. They were underlined on hover, which >>> did >>> give some indication that similar links were also clickable. If >>> something in a dashmodule were the only means to navigate to >>> something, perhaps the addition of a class to those links which >>> can be >>> specifically styled would be the answer. >>> >>> I thought I had addressed the links in the plugins, but as was >>> pointed >>> out, a:visited trumped the underline. Apparently that's been >>> addressed. I've been a bit out of the loop, so maybe more of this >>> has >>> been hashed out than what I've skimmed in this thread. I am for the >>> record a solid -1 for *ALL* links being underlined. >> >> So am I. It's ugly. But I now can't distinguish between a link and >> heading and text. > > The problem, as I see it, is this: Elsewhere in the admin, we use bold > or a different color to differentiate a link. In other places, it's > "obvious" because certain items are links, consistently. This > consistency currently breaks down in the dashboard, for example, with > some modules: All core dashboard modules' headers are links to an > admin > page, the backup plugin's (without intending to single any plugin out, > it's just the one I have installed) dash widget does not link > anywhere, > but looks the same as all others. That's why I suggest a separate > "More" > link in the widgets headers, to make it clear which have links and > which > don't. An alternative would be to underline those which are links, or > bold them, but that would break up the visual consistency too much > IMO. > > I seem to recall similar problems existing on the comment manage page, > but that might've been fixed now, I can't check at the moment. > > Anyway, we should go through the admin and look out for a UI > consistent > in itself. > > -Matt > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
