I use the info button to display a settings page. This page is a modal. I need another button from here to display "About" info, since I've already used "info" for something. I have a search form that is accessed only from the modal. On the search form, I need a help icon. I can use the info button but that seems confusing, since I already use the info button from the main view to access the modal. What else can I do for help and about icons/buttons?
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An old saying in user interface design: "a word is worth a thousand icons". Just use "About" and "Help", or are you that cramped for space?
Ben Gottlieb
2009-06-07 03:52:02
For the search, yes - it's cramped. I have an info button on the left side of the search bar. Maybe I can just use the different colored info button.Also, Apple doesn't use the words "help" and "about", which also prompted my question.
4thSpace
2009-06-07 04:09:34
If you are that cramped for space make sure that you provide some tool tip to explain the icon. If you are a jQuery fan these links might help: http://flowplayer.org/tools/demos/tooltip/index.html and http://www.codylindley.com/blogstuff/js/jtip/
Kane
2009-06-07 05:18:07
What does jQuery have to do with Cocoa-Touch?
4thSpace
2009-06-07 06:16:35
Yes - I had thought about it but was hoping for something that looked better. Maybe I'm being to picky.
4thSpace
2009-06-07 04:20:04