Reading Time – 8 min. Mostly, no. Feature tours get skipped, and studies show they don't make people better at the tasks they explain. Teach only what users can't guess, at the moment it matters, and ask for permissions in context.
Reading Time – 3 min. Modal vs popup: a modal blocks the page until you act on it, a popup is any window that appears on top. Plus popovers, lightboxes and dialogs compared.
Reading Time – 2 min. In dialog boxes, the 'close' button is usually used even if there is an 'X' icon on the top left/right of the window.
Reading Time – 2 min. A modal dialog window is a window that pops up on top of the window that is currently active. This window blocks the user from interacting with the other…
