Ladies and Gentleman,
I want to know what you think about changing the actual exhibition time (3 seconds) of message boxes (through display_message() js function).
I think that we can set a timeout based on the amount of words displayed instead of a generic time that can be faster than some users can read.
Studies [1] shows that the medium reading speed for comprehension is 3-6 words per second. Considering the reaction time, screen readability, difference
between different kind and size of displayed messages (varies with the language too), 3 seconds can't be enough in some situations.
We can improve the usability and accessibility for the users by changing display time to something more complacent.
It can be provided by a simple/light patch in app.js that I can do, but first I want your opinion.
My proposal:
- Exhibition time for short messages (under 5 words): 3500ms
- Time increase rate for each word (after the fifth word): 400ms (1.2sec
every 3 words)
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_%28process%29#Reading_rate