Usability suggestions about newsforbetty HOT 2 OPEN

Hi @DaDaDarryl

Thanks for the nice comment and usability feedback.

I like your design for the text buttons, but I also like the idea of having all links/buttons on the site a similar shape. I.e. anything clickable is a squarish button shape. I'm meeting with some accessibility friends later this week so I'll get some more opinions.

Limiting the width of the columns is a good idea, perhaps making it a two-column layout for wide screens. I'll try it out on a demo site and see how it looks.

And highlighting the selected buttons — definitely should have that. I've made a separate issue: #37

Thanks again.

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Cool!

With regards to the buttons, keeping all actionable items a similar style is a good idea. Consider the option of keeping all types of actions the same style e.g. all form Submit/Log in/"proceed" types of buttons one style, all Back buttons another style, buttons that launch an external site, etc. The advantage here is that a user can quickly learn and associate what type of action will occur if they click a certain style of button.

Looking at the font control area now, I think that either having the word 'Text' or the 'Aa' would work, but keep the uppercase A on the side of the '+' button and the lowercase on the side of the '-' button.

Good luck!

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