SPAM-LOW: Re: [thelist] User perception

[Peter Brunone (EasyListBox.com)]

	Yeah, I know, we got to that.  But my point was how we can think
something is really obvious (like a big sign with a moving graphic in
the middle of the page) and users can find it otherwise.  Usability is a
fascinating study, since half the time it requires a Psychology degree
to do it right :)

-----Original Message-----
From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org
[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of M. Seyon

Message from Peter Brunone \(EasyListBox.com\) (11/15/2004 11:05 AM)

>         Several years ago when I was writing a web CMS for Verizon, we

>had the problem of users clicking on things before the page loaded, 
>causing Javascript errors.  Our solution?  Add a "Please Wait" splash 
>screen, a la  http://aspalliance.com/peterbrunone.pleasewait.asp .  So 
>what happened?  We still got just as many calls from people wondering 
>why the app was throwing errors...  They were clicking AROUND the 
>stupid thing!
>
>Priceless.

If the problem was that clicking on a link before the page loaded
produced 
an error, you should not be telling the user "don't click on a link
before 
the page is loaded". You should develop the system so that links *cannot
be 
clicked* before the system is loaded.

regards.
-marc