tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post3749737067182296877..comments2023-10-01T01:39:20.158-07:00Comments on The Humane Experience: Michael Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06004741387594324547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-74189644287561578132008-03-12T05:46:00.000-07:002008-03-12T05:46:00.000-07:00Slam dunk scenario for embedded assistance to expl...Slam dunk scenario for embedded assistance to explain grayed out feature: (1) If that is what the user wants to do and (2) they are being prevented because they have not met some prerequisite, and (3) it is in their power to meet the prerequisite, then tell them. If the UI layout itself does that, for example, a grayed out IP address field under a radio button that says "Assign IP address Michael Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004741387594324547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-8514006581640020632008-03-11T10:26:00.000-07:002008-03-11T10:26:00.000-07:00About "items that are grayed out": my dev team nev...About "items that are grayed out": my dev team never wants to add any explanation in the UI. Do you have some specific points that I could use to convince them otherwise? They believe the user should be able to figure it out.<BR/><BR/>Along similar lines, we recently had a debate about how/how much to inform users, in the UI, about changes that occurred unbeknownst to them when they made Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com