Even if the tooltips would be static, the behaviour itself is not :-) I also think users should not be fed false information.
Peter On Friday 17 October 2008 23:56:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi there Peter, > > I think that tooltips should be static, and you should find some other > way to indicate whatever changes you want to communicate to the user. > You've broken the implied "contract" between the interface in the user > by changing the tooltips this way. It would be fine if all > applications did this, but they don't. As a user, I rarely look at > tooltips, but I sometimes look at them early on in my use of a > product, when I am unsure what a button does. I never look at them > again after that but, if I did, I would not expect them to have > changed. They are a bit like the instructions that come with a bit of > hardware - you read the bit of paper and then discard it. You don't > expect it to change its wording after you've discarded it. I'm not > surprised people are confused by this. > > Craig. > > On Oct 18, 7:25 am, Gunnar Wegner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd prefer solution 1 over other solutions proposed in this thread, with > > a slight change: grey out 2,3 and 5 since 4 is the predefined answer > > that is chosen upon hitting "space" > > > > Gunnar > > > > Am Freitag, den 17.10.2008, 11:01 -0700 schrieb Notyourbroom: > > > Here are the main solutions I would see, listed in order of what my > > > own preference would be: > > > > > > 1. Deactivate extra buttons: Ghost out 3, 4, and 5 > > > (good because it preserves the overall interface, and because it > > > preserves the numbering system) > > > > > > 2. Consolidate extra buttons: Convert 2, 3, 4, and 5 into one large > > > button labeled "2" > > > (good because it fills up the interface with the correct, unambiguous, > > > single solution; however, new users could be confused by the changing > > > interface) > > > > > > 3. Deactivate extra buttons and relabel them: Ghost out 3, 4, and 5 > > > AND remove their label text, so that they're just ghosted outlines of > > > buttons > > > (not so good; it's a kind of complex solution, and dead, empty buttons > > > are unattractive; however, it drives home the point that 3, 4, and 5 > > > are truly _not_ separate options from 2 in this situation) > > > > > > 4. Get rid of conflicting labels: Relabel 2, 3, 4, and 5 to all say > > > "2" or "Memorized" or ":)" or something else along those lines > > > (this is a possibility, but it makes no real sense) > > > > > > On Oct 17, 12:15 pm, "Łukasz Różycki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > So maybe make two of them (buttons) inactive? Or just put info in > > > > tooltip, something like: > > > > "You've memorized this card now, and will remember it for a few days. > > > > (buttons 2-4 indentical now, new card)", or > > > > "You've memorized this card now, and will remember it for a few days. > > > > (for new cards buttons 2-4 make no difference)". > > > > > > > > 2008/10/17 Peter Bienstman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I'm not too keen on this, this will result in a flickering, nervous > > > > > interface. > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > On Friday 17 October 2008 17:33:31 Jonathan Blake wrote: > > > > >> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 1:51 AM, Peter Bienstman > > > > >> > > > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> > On Friday 17 October 2008 10:48:59 Jason Axelson wrote: > > > > >> >> Perhaps some type of note might be in order? Not sure how to > > > > >> >> express it nicely though... > > > > >> > > > > > >> > It is in the manual, but still many people falsely assume that > > > > >> > the tooltips are wrong. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > If you have any suggestions on how to improve this, feel free. > > > > >> > > > > >> I know this would probably be a pain to implement, but maybe > > > > >> convert the three buttons into one (that takes up the same amount > > > > >> of screen space) when looking at an unmemorized card. It seems > > > > >> like the confusion comes from having three buttons that perform > > > > >> only a single action. The user expects separate buttons to perform > > > > >> separate actions. > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Jon > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Peter Bienstman > > > > > Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology > > > > > Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium > > > > > tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 > > > > > WWW:http://photonics.intec.UGent.be > > > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > -- ------------------------------------------------ Peter Bienstman Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 WWW: http://photonics.intec.UGent.be email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. 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