© 2012 Above the Fold

UI DESIGN
Reduce clutter: show
actions on hover
When each row in a data set or table contains a set of actions (such as “edit”
and “delete”) the table can become cluttered.
Clean up the interface by only showing those actions when the user hovers
over the row with her cursor.
Basecamp shows Edit, Delete, and Move action icons when hovering over each item in a to-do list.
Tip
Hover doesn’t work for mobile devices. Instead, consider cutting
down functionality to allow only the basics, or filter the functionality
into a few different pages.
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