New Method: Transparent Messages

Posted At : September 25, 2006 3:50 PM | Posted By : Joe Danziger
Related Categories: Usability | 2355 Views

Aza Raskin, over at Humanized, has come up with some code as a less-obtrusive alternative to Javascript alert boxes.

Javascript alerts are not the most elegant solution as they force the browser to stop in it's tracks until the user's clicks OK. This can sometimes mislead a person into thinking the browser has crashed if the alert loses focus.

Transparent Messages were originally conceived by Jef Raskin, one of the original designers of the Macintosh OS, as part of Archy. Archy is a project which aims to create a more "humane" interface betweem humans and computers.

You can download the Javascript code here.

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