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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:59:57 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] interesting(?) widgets idea
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On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 21:34 +0100, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote:

>  > > if the user hovers mouse over widget area, it would be understood as intention to activate widgets,
> >
> > eeek! > Am I the only one who doesn't like this idea?
> You're definitely not the only one.

OK, devil's advocacy here.

Liberal use of hyperlinks causes tednelsonitis, where the author assumes
you want to spend all day researching in depth while in fact you just
want to get the idea and move on.

A little explanatory text that pops up in a mouseover on a bit of jargon
can be very helpful. You stay on the page while getting the brief bit of
background needed.

The practice has gotten a bad rap through abuse by advertisers, but if
you look past that I think it's useful.

wk