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Boniface Lau <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Oct 1999 17:00:25 -0400
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til wrote:

> Doesn't have to. You can call out the actual steps you'd be navigating to,
> like "step 3: password registration".
>
> Or you can have a "trail" widget and just deactivate the step you're on.
> THat's my favourite because I can then jump non-linearly.

The "trail" also allows users to see how many steps are involved in the whole
process and the nature of those steps. By selectively graying out some of the
previous steps, you also indicate to the users which of the previous steps can
or cannot be revisited.


Boniface Lau

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