Idiot UI of the day.
Feb. 4th, 2005 02:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dsrtaoI came across a domain name that sounded like a word, but not a word I had ever heard of. Weird. So I pulled up Firefox, typed "charvolant" into the search box, and asked for a dictionary.com search.
Go on, do that. I'll wait.
Okay, what's the big deal, you ask? It's just not a word that that dictionary has heard of.
Look at the recommended alternatives. Yes, that's right. The first two of them. "char-volant" and "char volant". They don't have entries either.
Rule for UI designers: if you present the user with a link to your own site, it must be a) valid and b) contain relevant information, not just a default error page.
Sheesh.
Go on, do that. I'll wait.
Okay, what's the big deal, you ask? It's just not a word that that dictionary has heard of.
Look at the recommended alternatives. Yes, that's right. The first two of them. "char-volant" and "char volant". They don't have entries either.
Rule for UI designers: if you present the user with a link to your own site, it must be a) valid and b) contain relevant information, not just a default error page.
Sheesh.
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Date: 2005-02-04 10:07 pm (UTC)The even more classic blunder is "click here to fail at your task and damage your data!" But I'm sure you're familiar with that one, too.