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These two-dimensional presentations confuse me if I don't realize they are two-dimensional at first. I press the right arrow key through the entire presentation

These two-dimensional presentations confuse me if I don't realize they are two-dimensional at first. I press the right arrow key through the entire presentation and I find it much shorter than I imagined. Then I realize you have to go down as well.

1_player 14y ago
I was very interested to see a presentation about D3.js, I struggled to wrap my head around it a few days ago and left for simplier libraries. I opened this presentation and I can't figure out in which order should I visit these pages. I closed it in anger. Good intentions, awful execution.
- thirsteh 14y ago
  Go right till you see a down arrow, go down until you can't go down further, then go right, and repeat. It's silly and unnecessary, yes, but not that hard.
- sebg 14y ago
  check out http://www.dashingd3js.com http://www.dashingd3js.com - I wrote it and it starts at the basics and goes from there...
- watmough 14y ago
  Just use the space bar.
  - teamonkey 14y ago
    On iOS?
insraq 14y ago
Agreed. They look cool, but they are usability disaster.
- bengillies 14y ago
  It really depends on who your intended user is. If the slides are intended to form a presentation (quite likely), then the user is often the person making the slides in the first place. In such cases they're not a usability disaster at all. Rather, they're really helpful (being able to switch between different sections, or miss sections that your audience already knows about easily is really useful). On the other hand, if the slides are intended for reading, then yes, they may be a usability disaster. But then, slides aren't going to be the best format for reading anyway.
  - scottcheng 14y ago
    Exactly. Thanks bro.
cstuder 14y ago
It's reveal.js and yes, confusing. Don't think too much, just hit 'Space' and it will guide you correctly through the slides. Altough even the guided tour feels spatially incorrect...
feralmoan 14y ago
I wish I could just figure out what content is actually on this thing and skip to the parts that are interesting. Just because people can reveal.js doesn't mean they should. ugh
adhipg 14y ago
You can press <ESC> to see an overview of the whole presentation - which is interactive.

1_player 14y ago

I was very interested to see a presentation about D3.js, I struggled to wrap my head around it a few days ago and left for simplier libraries. I opened this presentation and I can't figure out in which order should I visit these pages. I closed it in anger. Good intentions, awful execution.

thirsteh 14y ago
Go right till you see a down arrow, go down until you can't go down further, then go right, and repeat. It's silly and unnecessary, yes, but not that hard.
sebg 14y ago
check out http://www.dashingd3js.com http://www.dashingd3js.com - I wrote it and it starts at the basics and goes from there...
watmough 14y ago
Just use the space bar.
- teamonkey 14y ago
  On iOS?

insraq 14y ago

Agreed. They look cool, but they are usability disaster.

bengillies 14y ago
It really depends on who your intended user is. If the slides are intended to form a presentation (quite likely), then the user is often the person making the slides in the first place. In such cases they're not a usability disaster at all. Rather, they're really helpful (being able to switch between different sections, or miss sections that your audience already knows about easily is really useful). On the other hand, if the slides are intended for reading, then yes, they may be a usability disaster. But then, slides aren't going to be the best format for reading anyway.
- scottcheng 14y ago
  Exactly. Thanks bro.

cstuder 14y ago

It's reveal.js and yes, confusing. Don't think too much, just hit 'Space' and it will guide you correctly through the slides. Altough even the guided tour feels spatially incorrect...

feralmoan 14y ago

I wish I could just figure out what content is actually on this thing and skip to the parts that are interesting. Just because people can reveal.js doesn't mean they should. ugh

adhipg 14y ago

You can press <ESC> to see an overview of the whole presentation - which is interactive.