[dev] Interesting design element

Eric Jon Rostetter eric.rostetter at physics.utexas.edu
Fri Apr 7 12:21:35 PDT 2006


Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:

> Quoting Eric Jon Rostetter <eric.rostetter at physics.utexas.edu>:
>
>> I find that lots of people don't understand that they can/should click
>> on the little "+" graphic to expand something.  Maybe if we also made
>> the name next to it do the expansion, or some other way to indicate better
>> that it can be expanded.... I don't really have a solution for this lack
>> of understanding though.
>
> A :hover cursor is one way, as well as perhaps a color highlighting
> change. And the whole header should definitely be clickable.
>
> -chuck

If the header is clickable, then I'm 100% on board without any problems...
(I still have lots of users who don't understand that the left side menu links
can be expanded...)

-- 
Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin

Go Longhorns!


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