YouTube Popup Buttons
There is a certain style of button on the latest YouTube design (most easily found in the footer) where the default state of the button has a very subtle bevel to it, but on :hover and :focus states the button pops up, eager to be clicked.
I think this design works well in the context of YouTube's footer. 1) The default state is very subdued, meaning these buttons aren't competing for attention on a site where almost everything else is. 2) You still get the very rich/obvious experience of pushing a button 3) They imply a different functionality than the other links in the footer (press these, and something will happen, press a link, be taken away to another page). They make good on that implication as well, each of those buttons opens up a panel of settings right beneath.
Here's a remake of them. Start with a button:
Special thanks to Dennis Sa who sent me a JSbin of some Matte Buttons he was working on which made me think of the YouTube buttons and get started on all this.
source: css-tricks.com
Here's a remake of them. Start with a button:
<button class="button" role="button">
Button #1</button>.button {
border: 1px solid #DDD;
border-radius: 3px;
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px white;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #fff;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #fff;
box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #fff;
font: bold 11px Sans-Serif;
padding: 6px 10px;
white-space: nowrap;
vertical-align: middle;
color: #666;
background: transparent;
cursor: pointer;
}
.button:hover, .button:focus {
border-color: #999;
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, white, #E0E0E0);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, white, #E0E0E0);
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, white, #E0E0E0);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, white, #E0E0E0);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), inset 0 0 3px #fff;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), inset 0 0 3px #fff;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), inset 0 0 3px #fff;
}
.button:active {
border: 1px solid #AAA;
border-bottom-color: #CCC;
border-top-color: #999;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px #aaa;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px #aaa;
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px #aaa;
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, gainsboro);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, gainsboro);
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, gainsboro);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, gainsboro);
}Special thanks to Dennis Sa who sent me a JSbin of some Matte Buttons he was working on which made me think of the YouTube buttons and get started on all this.
source: css-tricks.com
