Hi Todd, Eventually is not necessarily negative. Every single one of us will 'Eventually' find something or arrive somewhere whether it's online or not. 'Eventually' does not necessarily mean a lot of time either (it could be less then a second). Also, I should have stated that the majority of my users are keyboard users for data entry and mining. (Check the last email I mention this) Thanks for your input Todd, I've acquired more depth as to public-facing site design.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Todd Zaki Warfel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > On Sep 17, 2008, at 9:44 AM, Brett Lutchman wrote: > > A mouse user will eventually find the button on the left if it's not on the > right. > A keyboard savvy would have their flow broken and would have to press the > forward button again > > > Eventually doesn't seem to be a winning model to me. > > Now, unless you have a majority of keyboard savvy users, then I'd still opt > for a model that works well for both, not "eventually" for the majority. > > Design for the 80%. So, unless 80% of your users are keyboard-based users, > then you're best bet is "Previous" left and "Next" right. Even if you have a > high degree of keyboard-based users, then using tab order, as others have > pointed out, combined with making the default action (e.g. Next) the form > submit action, you're in the best of both worlds. > > As far as having them next to each other, or one on the far right and one > on the far left, we'll we've studied both and haven't seen a significant > difference or advantage. We've seen theoretical differences and advantages, > but in actual use, we haven't found a significant difference. > > > Cheers! > > Todd Zaki Warfel > President, Design Researcher > Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. > ---------------------------------- > *Contact Info* > Voice: (215) 825-7423Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blog: http://toddwarfel.com <http://toddwarfel/> > Twitter: zakiwarfel > ---------------------------------- > In theory, theory and practice are the same. > In practice, they are not. > > -- Brett Lutchman Web Slinger. ________________________________________________________________ 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
