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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: The new tooltips
From:       Jason Keirstead <jason () keirstead ! org>
Date:       2005-01-14 22:55:06
Message-ID: 200501141855.06213.jason () keirstead ! org
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On January 14, 2005 06:34 pm, Segedunum wrote:
> It didn't do anything useful for you though. It didn't tell you at a glance
> what you were looking at. Even if you've done it a thousand times,
> subconsciously knowing when you're doing a task is a good thing and that's
> something you've forgotten.

I would direct you to this comment above, since I think he put it the best I 
could ever put it:

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I read that basically this is the replacement for icon-zooming, yet i think 
unlike icon-zooming (I'm not fan of that either, but it has a purpose) these 
'tooltips' actually distract from the icon itself.

From what I read the purpose beneath providng further information á la "what's 
this?" (very good at first but unnecessary after two or three times) is to 
give the user feedback on which icon the mouse currently is (just like 
icon-zooming) but as I've said this effect actually distracts from the 
icon/mouse-cursor itself and thus slows the user-experience down by 
distracting the user from their task instead of helping him in what he's 
currently doing.


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Jason Keirstead
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