[Javascript] Draggable Layers

Andrew Gibson andyg at ihug.co.nz
Thu Jun 21 23:33:00 CDT 2001


Thanks Ben. Dont worry you're not raining!

Actually, I've only just figured out how to do the dragging,
it was tear your hair out time seriously! But now of course
I gotta figure out the best look from a users perspective.

Andrew

 > Actually -- and sorry if I sound like I'm raining on parades
 > here -- but I
 > sincerely think this sort of thing is very impressive but not too
 > functional. I haven't seen many sites that line up a lot of items side by
 > side, identified by image/name/price. Most sites follow the Amazon-type
 > architecture of lists and then one item per page.
 >
 > So, my advice for future development would be to include some sort of
 > persistence. Assume one item per page; allow me to add the item
 > to my cart
 > with dragging or one click -- but don't take me anywhere, just
 > pop a layer
 > up with all the functionality of the shopping cart page on Amazon/etc. If
 > this shopping cart is available from any page -- and even
 > persistent between
 > visits -- then I think you are moving toward seeing J.Crew and Banana
 > Republic and even Amazon use this.





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