What’s a more persistent alternative to tooltips?
I’m designing a dashboard that includes some jargon that is not yet commonly known in the client’s industry. This includes terms that would need to further give details of how certain things are calculated in the dashboard.
The most common…
How to display truncated text in a clickable table on touch screen?
In a table with clickable rows (a click on each row opens the dedicated page), the text could be truncated if it’s too long. We thought to add a tooltip with the complete text on hover, but our app can be used on both desktop and tablet.
H…
To tooltip or not to tooltip?
For what widgets would you want to have a tooltip? I can see the case for icons in toolbars without text. What about for buttons with labels? Hopefully the label clearly communicates what the buttons does, but what if you w…
To tooltip or not to tooltip?
For what widgets would you want to have a tooltip? I can see the case for icons in toolbars without text. What about for buttons with labels? Hopefully the label clearly communicates what the buttons does, but what if you w…