[josm-dev] Relation link text

Ulf Lamping ulf.lamping at googlemail.com
Mon Oct 12 21:52:54 BST 2009


Dirk Stöcker schrieb:
> I planned to have these signs replaced by icons when I checked in the 
> stuff first time. But I forgot about it. I think a proper mini icon will 
> tell you more than 1000 words.

While I agree that a good icon is really important for a GUI, I just 
don't agree that it completely replaces a tooltip.

The "danger" that users still get the icon just wrong is still there. 
Having a short explanation sentence gives the user certainty what will 
happen when he'll use a specific control.

Giving the user this certainty is one of the main differences between a 
good and a bad GUI.

Regards, ULFL




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