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Re: Opening modal window without user action

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Mar 28, 2016 4:45AM

On 28/03/2016 10:47, Ajay Sharma wrote:
> Hi, just to be curious, what is the best way to accomplish what Bruno
> is trying to achieve?
> What if instead of showing page with mobile window, the user is
> redirected to the survey page with a easily distinguishable link to
> skip the survey on the top? This holds for if the page comes in the
> sequence of some process.

If the redirect happens after a certain timeout/delay (which is what,
from what I understand, is happening with the modal just now), then it's
the same kind of problem....a change of context that is not the result
of an explicit user action.

If the redirect happens right away, it's less of a problem. But the same
is also true for the modal (if it's shown, and user is taken to it, as
soon as the page is loaded, and not after a delay).

> Otherwise, if it is independent single page, how about putting link to
> survey at some well designed heading or making an accessible banner
> linked to survey page?

Making the survey (as a modal, or as a separate tab/window, or whatever)
appear only as a result of a user interaction on a link or clearly
sign-posted button would be the preferred/least problematic option of
course.

P
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