[AccessD] A2003: Masked bitmaps as button images?

Popular with whom?  I generally dislike additional animation on forms,
although I can tolerate a limited amount of it on web pages.  Database
applications aren't generally meant to be entertaining, they're meant to
be useful and usable.  While colorful and active applications might have
video appeal for those with short attention spans, they get wearing fast
when you have to do down and dirty data entry in them IMO.

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ervin Brindza [mailto:viner at eunet.yu] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:02 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003: Masked bitmaps as button images?


> Why would you add a gliding subform or animated image to a database 
> app?  Graphic elements are supposed to enhance the usability of an 
> application, not distract from it.  This is not ot say that UIs should

> be battleship gray and plain; from from it.  But be careful how much 
> glitz you put into things.
>
That is matter of taste! If you take a look at www.medela.co.yu the
jumping cookies are very effective. The visitors noticed that first, and
memorize too. And I have a situation where the form contains two
subforms, the first of them contain a subform, the second subform
contains two subforms! So, there are 5 subforms on the main form. And
there is a need only for 1 "thread", so I displace the unnecessary
"thread" with a little animation with gliding move to the very left or
right side of the form. And, trust me, that is my most popular
application! Ervin


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