Posted by Rob McAninch on 11/19/12 11:36

Jose>:
>> And 'trick clicking' works differently for different devices anyhow.
>
>
> Which is why "trick click" would be a link of some sort, to an
> explanation elsewhere.

Perhaps a small text banner:

"Read my article on Efficient Browser Usage"

Even the phrase 'trick click' may not have relevance or meaning.
I've never heard "right clicking" referred to as 'trick clicking'
until this discussion. (And I say right clicking due to my MS
Windows heritage.)

To explain on a system by system (platform, os, browser, pointing
device) would take consider space to explain. Or you can just say,
e.g. for the typical MS user right-click... For the typical Mac user ...

But what happens when they're not typical or get confused? What
happens to the PDA or mobile phone users who get annoyed by your
waste of their limited screen space explaining something that
doesn't apply to them?

IMHO a 'context click' is a basic UI feature that a user is either
going to learn elsewhere (unless UI design and computer usage is
your topic) or they don't know what they're missing.

--
Rob McAninch
http://rock13.com

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