Description
Whenever the mouse pointer changes from an arrow to a hand, users obviously assume that whatever the hand icon is hovering over is actionable (clickable). This is a universal standard.
One of the areas of our site that we don't follow this standard is on the notifications. The mouse pointer changes when you hover over a notification, but only the View, Dismiss, & Accept links are actionable.
One way we might remedy this could be to make the entire notification tile 'View' the notification (since this seems the most intuitive). So if a user clicks anywhere on a notification (other than the Accept/Dismiss links), they will be taken to the corresponding 'View' page (e.g. for a 2ndary user notification, they will be taken to the Settings - Secondary Users page).
Also, when the Dismiss & View links are stacked vertically, they may seem a bit too close together making it more difficult to select the correct one. We might increase the space between these links.
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Reproduction Steps
Click on notifications
Notice that when you hover anywhere on a notification the mouse pointer changes to a hand
Enhancement Details
Description Whenever the mouse pointer changes from an arrow to a hand, users obviously assume that whatever the hand icon is hovering over is actionable (clickable). This is a universal standard.
One of the areas of our site that we don't follow this standard is on the notifications. The mouse pointer changes when you hover over a notification, but only the View, Dismiss, & Accept links are actionable.
One way we might remedy this could be to make the entire notification tile 'View' the notification (since this seems the most intuitive). So if a user clicks anywhere on a notification (other than the Accept/Dismiss links), they will be taken to the corresponding 'View' page (e.g. for a 2ndary user notification, they will be taken to the Settings - Secondary Users page).
Also, when the Dismiss & View links are stacked vertically, they may seem a bit too close together making it more difficult to select the correct one. We might increase the space between these links.
Screen-cap
Reproduction Steps Click on notifications Notice that when you hover anywhere on a notification the mouse pointer changes to a hand
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