java popups on library web sites

[Leo Robert Klein]

On Fri, 8 Oct 1999 Martin Courtois wrote:

>The information we provide about each link is valuable to the user, so
>why make it disappear when the user moves the mouse?  How can users
>compare and differentiate links when only one description is visible at a
>time?  Rather, I would encourage you to consider a design where all the
>descriptions are visible simultaneously. 

This may not be possible where screen real estate is at a premium and you
have more than half a dozen links--either the page looks too cluttered (and
hence confusing) with all those explanations or you have a main page where
the user has to scroll (yuck).

As in most things, there's no easy answer though I don't think rollovers
will go the way of "blink".

Yours,

LEO

>It certainly seems to be that everybodys poppin', but I wonder if this
>technique will eventually go the way of "blink" and little, twirling "new"
>gifs.
>
>Marty



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