Re: SPEC - Description field in WWWAnchor

Mark Waks ([email protected])
Tue, 18 Apr 95 13:24:49 EDT


Regarding Tony's idea of a description field in WWWAnchor: excellent
idea, and easy enough to implement that it probably is worth putting
into 1.0, if that's not cast in iron yet. But Aaron writes:

>I really like that idea. I haven't actually seen a VRML browser yet, but
>would it be possible to have the same text appear over the URL object
>when the pointer goes over it? That way, people can have a way of seeing
>what objects in a room are linked items, and what are just decorations
>without having to look at a status bar.

I don't like it. It breaks the metaphor, IMO -- signs don't appear on
things like that in the real world. I think I'd find it a little too
distracting; I'd rather just have the transport information available
when I want it, instead of being in my face like that...

-- Justin

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