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Criticism of Tooltip Invitation Pattern   Message List  
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I wanted to throw an opinion out there for the Tooltip Invitation
pattern to never include the words "Click to" as in "Click to edit".
If you need to include the words "click to" I think it's indicating an
underlying problem. It should be obvious to the user what is
clickable. This can usually be achieved by making an element look like
either a hyperlink or form field or with hover effects.

In this sense the tooltip should not be an invitation but an
explanation designed to reduce any uncertainly the user may have about
how the application will behave once an element is clicked.

In the example you provided, the tooltip text of simply "Edit" would
be sufficient provided the editable region appeared to be interactable
by clicking.

Ollie
http://olliesaunders.net/



Mon Jan 7, 2008 6:23 pm

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I wanted to throw an opinion out there for the Tooltip Invitation pattern to never include the words "Click to" as in "Click to edit". If you need to include...
Oliver Saunders
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Jan 7, 2008
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That's an interesting point. I've been hanging back to see if anyone else agrees or disagrees but I just heard crickets chirping. --xian ... -- *christian...
Christian Crumlish
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Jan 9, 2008
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This whole places is deathly quiet. It's really disappointing actually. My point, as much as I would like it to be, is not original. It's a big feature of the...
Oliver Saunders
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