philc/vimium — Issue #497: Link hints are prettier but less usable
Author: nrnrnr
Created: 2012-03-04 05:29:56+00:00
State: open

In the new release (1.31?) the new link hints are very *pretty*, but they aren't actually as usable as the old ones. In a page crowded with link hints, it is a lot harder to spot the important hints quickly. I don' t know if you have done any usabllity testing for speed.

I believe the biggest contributing factors are that the fonts are not as bold and I think maybe the color does not "pop out" as much. (But I am color blind, so the color thing could be all in my head.) I also notice that the border of the link hints has change, but probably that is not so important.

Disclaimer: I am not a usability engineer. If you could get one to do a real study, I would be thrilled. But in the meantime, please keep tinkering with link hints so that maybe we can spot them faster.