> -----Original Message----- > From: russ - maxdesign [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2005 10:44 AM > To: Web Standards Group > Subject: Re: [WSG] Click here--reference > > > - A website talking about "Amaya" > > - Download "Amaya" > > - The "Amaya" Forum > > - My aunty "Amaya" > > So, without verbs, it could still be more descriptive with > slight tweaks and > without using verbs > > - Download the "Amaya Software" > - The "Amaya Forum" > - My "Aunty Amaya"
Yeah, it's better than what the original site had, but I am still not convinced. Why not express what the link does? If the link starts a "download of software", why not say so? I can understand that people are against linking entire phrases such as "Click here to view information about my Aunty Amaya", but a simple "Download Amaya" doesn't harm anybody, but makes it, in my opinion, more userfriendly. If you think about the phrase: Download the "Amaya Software" To me the link "Amaya Software" could still be taking you to a page that explains about "Amaya Software". However, "Download Amaya Software" is a straight forward, unambiguous link. And this is independent to screenreaders. Let's say I come to a website hoping to download the software. The keyword I am searching for is clearly "download", in particular if the entire site is plastered with the term "Amaya". Users scan the page and the things that stand out most are links. So let's give them the keywords they are looking for - and in many cases these keywords may be verbs. On a different matter, I do like your suggestion on the "Accessible more links". :) ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
