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Is there a better way to navigate this page rather than clicking tiny tiny circles? I got a little frustrated after clicking 3 of them.



You're right. The problem with these little circles is that, in order to navigate, you need to horizontally move a precise amount of pixels without moving to far away vertically. It's also an issue considering this type of navigation is meant to be used rapidly, going from one circle to another. You usually end up clicking all the circles and not just one.

That's why, when I can, I tend to trigger the navigation on hover and not on click. Google does that as well. It's much less frustrating because it doesn't require to exactly stop on a circle but rather just go through it, and it helps quickly trigger all the circles in a fluid sequenced motion.


Or you could use links with meaningful labels instead of mystery meat tiny tiny circles. If you make the text large enough, you’ll have solved several problems at once. Also, make sure users can navigate using their arrow keys.


It's good mouse training and thus it is relevant to the content of the presentation.

(even more annoying on a tablet)




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