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| · | dashboard |
· | big company | · | clearance | · | Google redesign | · | func specs | · | configurator | ||||||
| · | mobile |
· | finance demo | · | flash minisite | · | compare nav. | · | user task map | · | feature spectrum | ||||||
| · | magazine |
· | numbered pages | · | decision matrix | · | insurance form | · | use case | · | best practices | ||||||
| · | simple |
· | dynamic content | · | create account | · | admin page | · | visualization | · | mobile voice | ||||||
| · | message board | · | products | · | wizard | · | plugin | · | fields defined | · | mobile search | ||||||
| · | templates | · | mobile conversion | ||||||||||||||
Button hides options. |
This plugin offered the user a popup module with multiple types of information about an individual word. The popup was launched by selecting the word, right-clicking, and selecting the plugin from a contextual menu. The initial version of the popup presented the user with a definition of the word, along with a "View More Options" button. Clicking the button opened a windowpane panel full of listings, along with another "More" option: |


This is a case of the interface initially displaying too little information and then too much. At first the user does not know what options are available As an experiment I created a tabbed interface since this is an appropriate use of tabs (alternate views of a single information piece) but the amount |
Double-row of tabs has poor usability. |
Removing the tabs give us a usable interface and the concept of "overview plus detail" is sound. Looking back at this, I would now put |
Overview displays reasonable number of categories. |
Detail with options. |