- From: Steve Lee <stevelee@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:38:31 +0000
- To: public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org
Perfect timing at work- NNGroup just posted on tool tips https://www.nngroup.com/articles/tooltip-guidelines Steve On 25/01/2019 10:00, Steve Lee wrote: > Lisa I think there might be an implication in your comment that a pop up > UI is included in your concept of callouts? Is that the case? > > I don't think that is the usual publishing use and should probably be > treated as a separate concept? > > Microsoft used to call them 'Tool tops' which is a pretty limited name > and context specific. But then popups are negatively associated with ads > and 3rd party clutter. > > Steve > > On 25/01/2019 09:52, Steve Lee wrote: >> My impression is they are distinct concepts. >> +1 to Cards being mentioned in their own right. Could be separate >> method or mentioned in those where appropriate? >> >> 1) Cards are a popular approach to overall UI design - ie everything >> looks like card when you have a card UI :) Here's another good article >> >> https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/10/designing-card-based-user-interfaces/ >> >> >> One issue is the user is often presented with an infinity scrolling >> grid of cards which could well be see as an overwhelming, unorganised >> sea of stuff. >> >> 2 Callout boxes are a kind UI "highlight" to make something visually >> stand out to the user. >> >> * A call to action or show case something like a discount rate. >> * To bring attention to a part of the content, when they may be a >> special shape - like a speech bubble. >> * To highlight part of a the main text - often than called 'pull quotes' >> >> This make me think - should we include graphical examples of these and >> other things in the Design Guide? To make things unambiguous? >> >> Steve >> >> >> On 25/01/2019 09:04, lisa.seeman wrote: >>> I think a card is a callout box, but a call out box is not as >>> limited. It could be an example, keywords, etc. >>> >>> All the best >>> >>> Lisa Seeman >>> >>> LinkedIn <http://il.linkedin.com/in/lisaseeman/>, Twitter >>> <https://twitter.com/SeemanLisa> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---- On Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:47:20 +0200 *James A. >>> <A.James@soton.ac.uk>* wrote ---- >>> >>> Hi everyone >>> >>> >>> I hope to start looking at the design method “Use white space and >>> call out boxes”. I am trying to find out exactly what we mean by >>> call out boxes. Are we referring to highlighted boxes as W3C uses on >>> our GitHub boxes or are we referring to Card UI components >>> <https://www.nngroup.com/articles/cards -component/> which are now >>> ubiquitous (or both)? >>> >>> >>> I am raising the Card UI topic as they come up a lot in my >>> day-to-day testing role where they can be implemented well or badly >>> for COGA and other accessibility/AT groups. So I was hoping our >>> design guide would include them. >>> >>> >>> Many thanks >>> >>> >>> Abi >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
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