I accidently checked off two actions when I intended to check only one. I've gone back and repeated that error, and I believe I've found a serious usability trap.
Starting with this state:
I imagine this could also happen if I accidentally double-click a check box instead of doing a single click.
Suggestion: when an action is checked off and will disappear due to filtering, show the completed action for just a moment and then have it fade away (à la Mail's hiding of the Reply To or BCC address fields). I realize this is a lot more work, but it would be a sexy way of showing what's actually happening when an action is hidden and could avoid accidently checking off an action that is not completed.
[copy of a formal feedback report]
Starting with this state:
- action 4 of 6 in purple
- action 5 in black
- action 6 in black
I imagine this could also happen if I accidentally double-click a check box instead of doing a single click.
Suggestion: when an action is checked off and will disappear due to filtering, show the completed action for just a moment and then have it fade away (à la Mail's hiding of the Reply To or BCC address fields). I realize this is a lot more work, but it would be a sexy way of showing what's actually happening when an action is hidden and could avoid accidently checking off an action that is not completed.
[copy of a formal feedback report]
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