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This. If I was to randomly stumble across this, without having had someone say "use arrow keys"... there is NOTHING on the page to indicate what to do. I'm sit
by wernercd 11y ago
This. If I was to randomly stumble across this, without having had someone say "use arrow keys"... there is NOTHING on the page to indicate what to do.
I'm sitting at my desk... one hand holding a soda, one hand on mouse... and... nothing.
What would I do normally? Mouse 3 (back page) and never return.
Why? As far as it looks like, it's just a simple page with an "presentation coming (soon)" front page.
Horrible UX.
- Elrac 11y agoFair enough! But I for one managed to guess from context (a solitary cover page just wouldn't make much sense) that I was looking at one of them there fancy "presentation HTMLs" and then I just had to guess how to work it. I tried the scroll wheel first (a reasonable expectation), then up-down keys (as many people would), and finally left-right turned out to do the trick. Some species of HTML presentation-creating software have the good sense and courtesy to put a navigation hint on the cover page. I think it would be a good thing for that to happen more universally.
- wernercd 11y agoNavigational hints would be one step ("Use arrow keys to navigate" would be soooooo simply to add). Alternative methods would be another (floating/transparent arrows on the sides... prev/next page area's to click... sliding bar on the bottom to indicate something that can be moved) My two main gripes are lack of indicators/training... and forced use of keyboard. This is the web. Smart phones, tablets, mice, etc... But... that's just my not-so-humble non-ux-guy opinion :)