Overflowing drop zone
Nov 27, 2016
Hi all -
I've built a simple sorting activity and am having difficulty preventing the user from stacking all 7 items into a drop zone that is only big enough for 4 items. I have not encountered this before, so I'm completely unaware of how to prevent it. I see no setting for controlling this behavior, so I would be grateful if one of you could point me in the right direction.
More about the interaction:
- there are 5 phrases to sort (see blue column in screenshot below)
- there are 2 drop zones (RELEVANT and NOT RELEVANT)
- see 2nd image below to see what is happening
Any ideas on how to prevent? Thank you in advance...Paula
4 Replies
I would make both drop boxes large enough to hold all 5 items, and the original location of the items only large enough to hold one. Then have the items appear one at a time.
Thank you for your reply, Walt. I don't understand the logic behind your suggestion. Can you explain how this works, please? Apologies if I'm being slow - it is a Monday!
I would give the user the opportunity to drag all 7 items into one drop location, instead of limiting them to the correct number. Give them the opportunity to be wrong. I envision a design like the attached.
Now I get it! Thanks again - I will try your suggestion.
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