[#22980] - Select here to see the information that will be sent.
- Closed
- 11 Nov 2018
- Medium
- Build: staging
- # 22980
Steps to reproduce the issue
Edit Joomla stats plugin
Expected result
Sensible English
A "click" is not a "select", you select an option from a dropdown, you click a link
There is no reason to hide the data to start with? Just show it and remove the link?
Actual result
Select here to see the information that will be sent.
Additional comments
related to #20557 but not a duplicate
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"select" also has a totally different meaning on a mobile device :)
"click" is the more commonly accepted internet term for pressing a link
You "select" from a list of things.
You "click/press/touch" a link
You do not "select" a link to trigger a hide show - that is simply, and plainly wrong.
Also "Click here... to do something" is so 1990s...
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/06/links-should-never-say-click-here/
Maybe something more appropriate would be to either not hide the information at all, or a sentence like:
If you are interested, you can [view the information that will be sent]
where "view the information that will be sent" is hyperlinked.
Without device detection and unique language strings, you are not going to create verbiage that is correct for all devices. You cannot "click" a link on a touch screen device, and you do not "press" a link when using a mouse.
where "view the information that will be sent" is hyperlinked.
Isn't that nothing more than a "click here to do something" link in alternative text?
Isn't that nothing more than a "click here to do something" link in alternative text?
Yes - for all the right reasons. https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/06/links-should-never-say-click-here/
| Status | New | ⇒ | Closed |
| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2018-11-11 01:53:39 |
| Closed_By | ⇒ | PhilETaylor |
You can't "click" anything when you're using a touch screen device.