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Posted by Richard Ziade on March 28, 2007, 07:43PMNY Times : Double-Click Insanity
Here's a wacky little feature I never knew existed on NYTimes.com. If you're in any article (like this one), and double-click on any term, it'll bring up a dictionary or encylopedia view of that word. Pretty cool. It works in both web view and printer-friendly view.
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I wasn't aware of that feature before, but I'll certainly use it now that I know. Thanks!
Posted by: Dale Cruse at March 29, 2007 6:42 AMBertil:
I could totally see how this could be really annoying - especially for those that want to just select stuff. Hmm....I'm guessing they're quietly trying it out and gleaning feedback (bad or good).
Posted by: Richard Ziade at March 29, 2007 9:06 AMPost a comment
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Actually, I hate this feature because it makes it tricky to select a word (one cick) or imposible to select a line (two clicks) or a paragraph (three clicks). As I'm ussing several unstable (Beta) browsers, clicking to decide whether my Mac is just having some hard time, or stuck in a Wheel of Death is just plain horrid.
The idea is great: I'm not sure NYT is the most frequent destination for the non-native speakers and the younsters, but they certainly have a more extended vocabulary then many blogs. The design however is poor:
Posted by: Bertil at March 29, 2007 2:54 AM> a option toggle is needed;
> making it a Firefox extension that you can use elsewhere, similar Google's translation gizmo, would be more useful as a definition is better then for both non-natives and people who simply don't know the word.