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blink design library: Using a button for selection feedback
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Buttons can also be used for selection feedback, as shown in this example from FriendFeed:
Looks Good Works Well: Anti-Pattern: Pogo Stick - Google Blogger vs. Backpackit
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What to do about delete confirmation?
1. Don’t provide one. If the item is trivial (like an item in a list) you can just let the user delete it without bothering them with an idiot box (pointless confirmation).
2. Provide one. In Google Reader they use the standard Alert mechanism. This is less than desirable since depending on the operating system the confirmation can appear far away from the deleted item. On the Mac, the alert slides out under the title bar which forces the user to move the mouse far away from the delete operation. Another approach is to provide a lightweight overlay (with a DIV or iFrame) to confirm the delete. They can appear quickly and in context with the operation.
3. Provide an Undo. Google does this in several of its products. In Google Mail if you delete a mail message you get a chance to undo the delete.
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Comments(0) Looks Good Works Well: Anti-Pattern: Idiot Boxes - Yahoo! Photos
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In Alan Cooper’s About Face 3 book he states a simple principle:Don’t stop the proceedings with idiocy.In the context of flow he describes the scenario:One form of excise is so prevalent that it deserves special attention. In the previous chapter, we introduced the concept of flow, whereby a person enters a highly productive mental state by working in harmony with her tools. … Interrupting a user’s flow for no good reason is stopping the proceedings with idiocy and is one of the most disruptive forms of excise.I call this the Idiot Box Anti-Pattern.
Looks Good Works Well: Anti-Pattern: Idiot Boxes - Yahoo! Photos