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Re:Show HN: Trip.js, a jQuery plugin for product landing pag... by theschreon on Saturday March 23, 2013 @10:31AM (#5428254)
Sometimes the underlying processes an application is designed for are too complex to be self-explanatory. Look at e.g. Photoshop, would not work without tutorials.
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Re:Show HN: Trip.js, a jQuery plugin for product landing pag... by pistoriusp on Saturday March 23, 2013 @12:56PM (#5428809)
Photoshop doesn't have overlay help such as this.

I'm not arguing against any help, I'm simply stating that if it's easy enough to explain with an overlay then it's probably possible to make the interface intuitive enough without it.

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Re:Show HN: Trip.js, a jQuery plugin for product landing pag... by ako on Saturday March 23, 2013 @02:26PM (#5429118)
iPhoto on the ipad has overlays. Same sort of app, focus on usability, on a usability focussed device, but still overlays are needed...
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