Superficially, the design is elegant. However, the design has usability problems, as Robert stated.
Refer to these articles that explain the problem of 'flat' design: * 'Flat Style Reduces Discoverability' in 'Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and Power Users' (http://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usability/). * 'When Flat Design Falls Flat' (http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/when-flat-design-falls-flat/) On http://danielnaber.de/tmp/LT_0000_start.png there are 4 ways of showing a link in text. 1. At the top of the page the Home button is blue, but Download, Support, and Development are black. 2. Near the bottom of the page, the text 'list of common problems' is blue. 3. Near the bottom of the page, in the black area, the underlined text 'The source' is a link. 4. In the last line, Contact and other links are grey. Methods 2 and 3 are clear (many people associate blue text or underlined text with text that is a link). Method 1 is counter-intuitive. The design should clearly show the difference between text that is clickable and text that is not clickable. Regards, Mike Unwalla Contact: www.techscribe.co.uk/techw/contact.htm -----Original Message----- From: Fekete Robert [mailto:frob...@balabit.hu] Sent: 21 November 2013 13:32 - I'd add a combobox-like icon to the language selector button, to make it apparent that it is a button. Regards, Robert <snip> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Languagetool-devel mailing list Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel
