Thanks everyone, great suggestions. But I have to clarify something and here I am really open to best practices - our site has a regular complete menu on every page, but each page also has a submenu for "more reading" on a subject. So I wanted the main menu to be at top where it is now - hamburger and all - but the submenus I wondered how to present them. What do you think?
On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 7:56 PM, D'Arcy J.M. Cain <da...@vybenetworks.com> wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 20:29:26 -0500 > Chris Rockwell <ch...@chrisrockwell.com> wrote: > > When I read this I assumed J.C. was referring to a navigation bar > > that is fixed to the bottom of the screen, and I think D'Arcy > > provided a solution (I didn't test it). > > It's an excerpt from a real site but I can't guarantee that it works in > isolation. Sometimes CSS depends on things in the containing elements. > > > I think there are very valid use cases for this design pattern. If the > > navigation is accessible from the bottom of the screen it is always in > > easier reach of my thumbs (especially on this Note 5). It also > > affords the opportunity to have "quick links" (contextual or > > otherwise) as well as a hamburger type button that can expand more > > navigation. > > The decision to put the navigation at the bottom is mostly a design > one. I just think that if you do it has to be fixed in place. > Otherwise it may not even show when someone goes to a site that is > longer than their display. It's not as important when the navigation > it at the top. Then it is more of a design decision. Not my table. > > > Test your user base and see if it is a better experience for them. > > Always the best advice. > > -- > D'Arcy J.M. Cain > Vybe Networks Inc. > http://www.VybeNetworks.com/ > IM:da...@vex.net VoIP: sip:da...@vybenetworks.com > -- J.C. Berry, M.A. UI Developer 619.306.1712(m) jcharlesbe...@gmail.com http://www.mindarc.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This E-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ?? 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
