Hello! Not a very exciting query I'm afraid, but I'm hoping you can all help me clear up a little debate we've been having all day. * When doing a content inventory, is there a "correct" (standard) way to number the sections starting from the home page?*
According to most sources [1] it appears to be 1.0, but then each option from the primary navigation seems a little lost and the numbering scheme seems to get excessively complex on account of this extra digit; the alternative of course being to label the home page 0 and then each main menu option 1, 2, 3 and so on [eg. 2] and some include a letter [eg. 3]. *There also seems to be some variation between the number of digits used; does a 4 digit number imply a 3rd or 4th level page? Is a 0 on the end understood to mean there are child pages? (though this seems to force some unnatural numbering). * eg. 1.0 Home 1.1 *(or 1.1.0?)* Activities 1.1.1 *(or 1.1.1.0)* Flying 1.1.1.1 *(or ...)* Handgliding 1.1.1.1.1 Tandem 1.1.1.1.2 Solo 1.1.1.2 Parapenting 1.1.1.2.1 Tandem 1.1.1.2.2 Solo 1.1.2 Diving 1.2 Bookings *Also, is there a specific way to treat the secondary navegation options such as contact and site map? I figure this is where an initial letter maybe useful.* I know there are a lot of articles about this, but they all seem to skim over this point or say something different. Seeing as we've got a few redesigns on the horizon, I'd rest easier if I knew we'd got off to a good start! Many thanks Elizabeth [1] http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2001/10/fraser/ "To create the IDs, I start by giving every page on the site-wide navigation its own number. Home, for instance, stands alone at the top level of the site. Its number is 1.0. At the next level, you might find About the Company, Products, and Customer Service. These would be numbered 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, respectively. Within the Products section, the Applications top page would be 1.1.1.0 and the Service Products top page would be 1.1.2.0. If there were five Service Products content pages below that, they would be 1.1.2.1, 1.1.2.2, 1.1.2.3, and so on." http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/site_diagrams_mapping_an_information_space "1.0 Home 1.1 Who We Are 1.1.1 Our History 1.1.2.Our Staff 1.1.2.1–1.1.2.8 Staff Bios 1.2 What We Do 1.2.1 Products 1.2.2 Services" [2] http://www.gdoss.com/web_info/CAPTUS_site_ias.pdf http://www.adaptivepath.com/ideas/essays/archives/000040.php (Note. I'm not entirely sure this article is saying the home is 0, but it seems to be). [3] http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/re_architecting_peoplesoft_com_from_the_bottom_up ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
