Re:In Praise of the Unambiguous Click Menu
by preommr on Saturday March 20, 2021 @10:41AM
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> Want to know if menu parent is a hyperlink? Easy, it is, if underlined. Period. No confusion.
'Comment#1':: There's more to UI design than disambiguity through explicitness.
'Comment#3':: Follows 'Comment#1' : Sometimes it's about things like simplicity
`Comment#2`:: Follows `Comment#3' : Other times, it's about things like removing redundancy, e.g. knowing a navigation menu is a special ui element and shouldn't be over-complicated with underlines, and changing colors. A navigation menu is not a text body which is usually against a simple backdrop like white, and is far more standardized. It also has do things like show child elements, which is what the whole article is about.
`Comment#5`:: Follows `Comment#2' : It's also about establishing brand identity that has a direct impact on market performance - like having custom color themes
'Comment#1':: There's more to UI design than disambiguity through explicitness.
'Comment#3':: Follows 'Comment#1' : Sometimes it's about things like simplicity
`Comment#2`:: Follows `Comment#3' : Other times, it's about things like removing redundancy, e.g. knowing a navigation menu is a special ui element and shouldn't be over-complicated with underlines, and changing colors. A navigation menu is not a text body which is usually against a simple backdrop like white, and is far more standardized. It also has do things like show child elements, which is what the whole article is about.
`Comment#5`:: Follows `Comment#2' : It's also about establishing brand identity that has a direct impact on market performance - like having custom color themes