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Link Checker - Sample of Good UX In Gmail User Interface

Sometimes I want to put one or more links in my email message. I know, its not a big issue. I can just simply select the text, then I hit the link icon. An overlay dialog window then popped-up on my screen. Here, I can type the URL by typing directly to the web address form field or just copy/paste it from elsewhere. So good so far.

But, sometimes I feel not so sure. Does the link still active or broken? Did I mistyped the url? Nah, the built-in functionality of link checker in this Gmail dialog window now comes to help. By clicking the Test this Link button (actually, its just plain text link, not a button), then I shouldn’t have to worry anymore. Brilliant.

Well, it might just a simple tool, but effectively help the user. Good UX!