David Dorward
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:25:46 -0800
On 2 Feb 2010, at 09:54, Paul Novitski wrote: > Another problem with using mailto is that it assumes that the website > visitor's browser can find an email client on their computer.
> One of the most common solutions is instead use a contact form However, contact forms are much less usable then email clients (lacking features such as "CC to someone else" and "Save a copy to my sent items"). I'd recommend * Use a regular email link * Use the email address as the link text ** Benefits printing ** Makes it obvious that it is a mailto: link and not a link to a contact page ** Allows copy/paste (for users not aware of "Copy email address" features on web browser context menus * Use a form for users who prefer it or don't have access to an email client (including webmail) -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************