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I don't understand the benefit of using separate windows for this type of media. Wouldn't layered DOM elements be easier and less annoying? Do the windows add
by th 15y ago
I don't understand the benefit of using separate windows for this type of media. Wouldn't layered DOM elements be easier and less annoying? Do the windows add to the wow factor somehow?
A similar Google-made product: http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/ http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/
- mattmanser 15y agoYeah, it's a bit silly as I seem to remember it was already doable in old IE before they locked down how you could access parent/child windows and it never failed to annoy. If anyone can remember the sites that used to have a pop 'remote control' window for video. I'm also sure my old work used it for wizards.
- kakuri 15y agoClearly Google's single usability expert was too busy to be involved in this project.
- sthlm 15y agoI wondered the same. The only conclusion I could come to is that they want to showcase this feature. Based on the other comments on this one, the general consensus agrees that this is a bad idea though.
- ElbertF 15y agoIt doesn't work so well in a tiling WM: http://i.imgur.com/PXVzO.png http://i.imgur.com/PXVzO.png.