Yes, indeed IMO. The main issues with common web interfaces is what i call "rupture": brutal changes disturb the user's concentration, he has to find back where he was and has no clear view of the page structure. The smooth scroll let the user keep track of where he is on the total page surface, thus feeling in known land. The use of the css :target pseudo class is a great solution too. In that case, there is no smooth scrolling, but the zone identified by the id can be colored example link (firefox, decent browsers only): HYPERLINK "http://www.twisty.com/misc/tests/css/target-trick.html#a"http://www.twisty. com/misc/tests/css/target-trick.html#a this pseudo class is not supported by IE6 ( so a drop of javascript would be helpful here) Of course i'd recommend using both smooth scrolling and :target pseudo class is of course optimizing the chancces that the user will have a smooth information consulting experience :)
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karl Swedberg Sent: samedi 17 février 2007 15:55 To: jQuery Discussion. Subject: Re: [jQuery] jQuery Powered Sites - Keep the Links Coming On Feb 17, 2007, at 8:46 AM, Joel Birch wrote: Thanks Rick, all credit for the smooth scroll goes to Stefan Petre, of course. I like using it over a regular in-page link because it gives the user a sense of how they got there rather than a disorienting sudden change. Glad you like the site Rick. Joel. I love this smooth scroll, too, and have used it on a few of my own sites. (Thanks, Stefan!) It's one of those effects that is more than just eye candy. I'd love to hear Klaus's take on this, or any other usability guru out there, but to me the smooth scroll seems much better than the default "quick jump" because of the "disorienting sudden change" that you mention. --Karl _________________ Karl Swedberg www.englishrules.com www.learningjquery.com -- Ce message Envoi est certifié sans virus connu. Analyse effectuée par AVG. Version: 7.5.441 / Base de données virus: 268.18.1/690 - Date: 16/02/2007 14:25
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