On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 15:47, Remco <remc...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 15:04, Conscious User <consciousu...@aol.com> wrote: >> Furthermore, one of the things I currently like the most in the Me >> Menu is the fact that the text box receives focus automatically >> when you click on the Me Menu icon. That wouldn't fit your proposal >> as it would immediately delete the explanation text. A possible >> adaptation would be deleting it only when the user starts typing, >> but I have some doubts whether it can be made obvious enough that >> the text is temporary and not "solid".
I've changed my mind: this is not a problem! So what if the text box has focus automatically? That's a hidden feature. The text goes away if you click on the box, but also when you just start typing after opening the menu. These features co-exist. Explanatory text in a text box seems to be obvious to users, as it pops up all over the web and in Firefox, too. The rationale behind its intuitiveness is that the text box is supposed to contain editable text. So, the first thing you'd try to do when you encounter greyed out text in a text box, is to select the text. At that point, the text disappears, and you've learned that greyed text in a text box is a description. -- Remco _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp