Website to Kiosk
I am working on a website project right now that due to the lack of time available will also be used as a content in a kiosk. I see a bunch of problems of using a regular website for in kiosk mode without specifically programming/adding kiosk functionality, but it this case it needs to be done and we have to make best of what we have considering that.
One of the issues with that is that links that link outside of the section of the website as well as external links need to be controlled and/or disabled so the visitors of the kiosk would not wander off from the original page.
It is pretty easy to identify those links using jquery, which is already on the page. The question is what is the best thing to do here, from the point of usability. I thought of 3 options.
1. Remove/hide the text of the link
2. Leave the text but remove hyperlink
3. Send the link to another page that would suggest that visitor should visit the webpage online to see the content of those links. This could be done through thickbox kind of effect or a tooltip kind of effect.
It seems to me that methods 1 and 2 present usability problems where links inside of paragragraphs when hidden or removed can create confusion for the user. For example if the link said to see something click here and it is removed then the text stop making sense. I believe 3 option is the best one for us andrather then going to another page I would use a thickbox or tooltip message telling user to visit website online to see the concontents of the link.
Can you offer any comments suggestions ?
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
