SDS Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 So, for some technical reasons - I need to change out our current menus on TBD. While doing lots of thinking about menus - I wondered which style people preferred: 1. Hover over a section in the menu bar and the drop down magically appears 2. Click on a section in the menu to make the submenu appear I guess this comes down to the convenience of not having to click vs. the inadvertent mouse moving over and displaying the menu when you don't want it to.
Guffalo Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 I'm a fan of the click, just my preference, the hover gets in the way of reading if you scroll over a section with the mouse.
Bmwolf21 Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 I'm a fan of the click, just my preference, the hover gets in the way of reading if you scroll over a section with the mouse. What he said.
SDS Posted August 10, 2008 Author Posted August 10, 2008 an example for those who need it: http://www.stadiumwall.com/menu.html this would be compared to the current menu on TBD where the menus appear when your mouse moves over the menu bar.
Ramius Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 I'm a fan of the click, just my preference, the hover gets in the way of reading if you scroll over a section with the mouse. same here
SDS Posted August 10, 2008 Author Posted August 10, 2008 wow... I know this is just a small sample, but the overwhelming majority of drop-down/fly-out menus are "hover" (it is easier to implement), yet there seems to be a preference for "on-click"....
PromoTheRobot Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 So, for some technical reasons - I need to change out our current menus on TBD. While doing lots of thinking about menus - I wondered which style people preferred: 1. Hover over a section in the menu bar and the drop down magically appears 2. Click on a section in the menu to make the submenu appear I guess this comes down to the convenience of not having to click vs. the inadvertent mouse moving over and displaying the menu when you don't want it to. My only concern is how the Safari browser on my iTouch will deal with them? It already has problems with outher sites with similar menus. PTR
WellDressed Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 The click please; hovering can lead to multiple attempts at gaining access to the wall.
Cynical Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Clicks. I hate hover style menus. They may look 'cool' for the kiddies, but they can be a pain in the to navigate in and around.
SDS Posted August 10, 2008 Author Posted August 10, 2008 Clicks. I hate hover style menus. They may look 'cool' for the kiddies, but they can be a pain in the to navigate in and around. oh... so Adobe caters to kiddies? http://www.adobe.com/
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