IMHO:
I have seen some thumbnails 30% smaller. All downloads seem to take a while. Text downloads the fastest, give them something to read while all .jpg's are downloaded. Show a flashing, animated .gif that says "Loading..."/"Please wait", then make it disappear.
I miss Next/Previous/Auto-slideshow control-buttons. Currently it has Next-group and Perevious-group, which can be replaced with Fast-Forward/Fast-Reverse.
Typical "VCR/DVD" style controls give viewers the most control. Example: FR/Previous/Play-Start/Pause/Stop/Next/FF at bottom-center of the displayed-photo. I would like to see at least a color-change for mouseovers of any menu choices.
If the slide-show speed cannot be adjusted then feel flattered if a viewer wants to Pause a little longer, which makes a Pause button essential.
I don't like the extra step of "Click to activate control"
The thumbnails sliding in is a good effect. |
