Comments on: Giving hints to the user http://www.jorgebernal.info/innovation/giving-hints-to-the-user Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:21:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: new back http://www.jorgebernal.info/innovation/giving-hints-to-the-user/comment-page-1#comment-1040 new back Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:45:48 +0000 http://koke.amedias.org/articles/2007/08/07/giving-hints-to-the-user/#comment-1040 The logic of Backpack isn't the most intuitive one so some sort of hint is indeed required. The way they did it is pretty clear imho (it is like tutoring beginning from the very basics, but not in an invasive way), but some of their more advanced web applications have even better usability. The worst thing they could have done would have been to use some neat web 2.0 popup balloons that come and go. The logic of Backpack isn’t the most intuitive one so some sort of hint is indeed required. The way they did it is pretty clear imho (it is like tutoring beginning from the very basics, but not in an invasive way), but some of their more advanced web applications have even better usability.

The worst thing they could have done would have been to use some neat web 2.0 popup balloons that come and go.

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