Inline editing
2 July 2007 | filed under ajax, editing, experience | 6 comments »I’m a huge fan of inline editing. AJAX technologies have made it relatively easy to allow users to directly manipulate data on screen, without going into some ‘edit’ mode. To me, flickr is one of the best examples of the usage of inline editing. For example, when browsing your own photo’s, it is just a matter of click and type to change a photo title or description, have a look at the video below:
As you can see in the video, no separate ‘edit’ mode. Just click the description to start typing. There are some visual clues that this text isn’t static: the background color changes when the mouse hovers over it and the cursor also changes into a ‘text-insert’ icon.
This way of editing enables a very smooth user experience, the flow isn’t interrupted at all.
