Details On Demand

Problem

Solution

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Use when

How

Isn't even a fly-out menu an instance of this pattern? sort of a Retractable Menu

Why

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Comments

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Motty Porat, 21st January 2010

The comment in How is wrong IMHO. The Fly-out/Retractable menus are good for navigation, where the user sees the menu briefly and chooses one action/link. Whereas Details-on-demand are used when the user wants to read the larger info thoroughly or use it for numerous actions.
The latter issue can be elaborated in the Why section.

suj.girish@gmail.com, 26th April 2011

This pattern is used when there is a lot of information. Instead of presenting the whole information and confusing the user, you are actually giving the user an option of selecting what he wants and then presenting information.

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