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That Birdman snippet makes the point in an excellent way!
Commented Mar 24, 2010 on The Opposite of Fitts' Law at Coding Horror
The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer...
"... frequently on web sites, I want to find a "dead spot" I can click on just so I can give the browser tab focus"
YES!!
The neurons in the agreement center of my brain are firing at maximum rate and will soon wear themselves out.
It _is_ surprisingly hard to find those dead spots on many pages, and that goes for regular apps to, not just web page apps.
Commented Mar 24, 2010 on The Opposite of Fitts' Law at Coding Horror
The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer...
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