iTunes volume control usability
I just stumbled upon a blog entry about sliders in user interfaces - such as volume sliders. The author points out a Hidden Gem in the iTunes user interface that I have to admit I had never noticed.
Simply place your mouse over the volume slider and you can use the scroll wheel to control the volume.
This is nifty, because it's true - sliders are awkward to use.
Simply place your mouse over the volume slider and you can use the scroll wheel to control the volume.
This is nifty, because it's true - sliders are awkward to use.
2 Comments:
Nifty? Yes. Intuitive: completely not. Not even a tooltip in site.
Agreed... however I wonder would a tooltip be overkill in an instance like this... it's a 'nice to have' feature - usable without it but increased usability with it. In time perhaps all sliders will function this way and it will *seem* intuitive as we learn to expect it...?
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