Suggestion: displaying links more prominently
Sep 16, 2004, 4:51 am
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Suggestion: displaying links more prominently
Depending on the type of screen that you're using, the appearance of links can sometimes be very difficult to see.
By default, the links are displayed in a dark blue that is visually similar to the black text that appears everywhere else, so a link to flyertalk can get lost in a paragraph. I know from experience that some users will see the text difference clearly, others won't.
On the other hand, a link to flyertalk that is in a contrasting color, or a link to flyertalk that is underlined would be a lot more obvious. While more experienced users can do this manually, it would be better still if one or the other were the default.
By default, the links are displayed in a dark blue that is visually similar to the black text that appears everywhere else, so a link to flyertalk can get lost in a paragraph. I know from experience that some users will see the text difference clearly, others won't.
On the other hand, a link to flyertalk that is in a contrasting color, or a link to flyertalk that is underlined would be a lot more obvious. While more experienced users can do this manually, it would be better still if one or the other were the default.
Sep 16, 2004, 5:33 am
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Excellent suggestion.... Hope it can be implemented.
William
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Sep 16, 2004, 11:24 am
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sounds like a "techie" mission for the webflyer team. I'll email this link to Dan
Sep 16, 2004, 1:08 pm
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They should be underlined now... let us know if it causes any layout problems or weird side-effects.
Sep 16, 2004, 1:09 pm
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I thought I saw many more underlines on FlyerTalk than usual!
I personally prefer the old way (without all of the underlines all over FlyerTalk), but that is only my own personal opinion...
I personally prefer the old way (without all of the underlines all over FlyerTalk), but that is only my own personal opinion...
Sep 16, 2004, 1:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
I thought I saw many more underlines on FlyerTalk than usual!
I personally prefer the old way (without all of the underlines all over FlyerTalk), but that is only my own personal opinion...
I personally prefer the old way (without all of the underlines all over FlyerTalk), but that is only my own personal opinion...
Sep 16, 2004, 1:18 pm
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I agree. With all the underlining, the forums look very cluttered.
Sep 16, 2004, 1:25 pm
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I didnt realize it would cause so many underlines. I was just thinking of the ones within a post. It does look kinda messy. Is there an easy way to just underline links within posts? Like add some bolding to the "insert hyperlink" button's code?
Sep 16, 2004, 1:28 pm
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Originally Posted by dan at WebFlyer
They should be underlined now... let us know if it causes any layout problems or weird side-effects.
Sep 16, 2004, 1:28 pm
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I think the underlines are ugly.
Sep 16, 2004, 1:28 pm
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At one point even the names of FlyerTalk members were underlined within each milepost, but they are not anymore.
It seems as though the process of deconstructing the underlines has begun...
It seems as though the process of deconstructing the underlines has begun...
Sep 16, 2004, 1:31 pm
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Another vote for: "I don't like it."
Sep 16, 2004, 1:33 pm
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Handles in the forum view (last post and OP) are still underlined.
Sep 16, 2004, 1:33 pm
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Originally Posted by wideman
By default, the links are displayed in a dark blue that is visually similar to the black text that appears everywhere else, so a link to flyertalk can get lost in a paragraph.
Also - consistency is good. From a usability perspective, I can't see why half the links are underlined and half are not (e.g. forum name in the path-to-forum in the second main horizontal block). In fact, some of the non-underlined links are not colour differentiated from body text (e.g. thread starter name.
Last edited by NickW; Sep 16, 2004 at 1:43 pm
Sep 16, 2004, 1:39 pm
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Yeah, it makes the front pages look too busy. I vote for going back to the old way!