If I understand you correctly, Sachin, your concern is that we are impeding the progress of good web design if we caution against the use of this accordion structure that I call a "gimmick."
Rather, what I want to suggest is that we move forward thoughtfully. I am an accessibility advocate, and accessibility does not concern itself only with screen readers and other alternatives to the standard browser. In the end, it requires exactly what Angel points to above: Adherence to Web Standards, Progressive Enhancement, Graceful Degradation, and Unobtrusive Enhancements. Kordian has now clarified that the accordion function is only a small component of the final product, and we can see already that the model he provided was accessible without javascript ... some accordion implementations are not. So really, I wouldn't discourage its use. I just personally favor simplicity, and I believe that any feature of an interface that isn't truly useful (not merely pretty) should be discarded. The most beautiful cars are the ones with the cleanest lines, not the ones with the most accessories attached to them. The same may be said of women (men too, I suppose) and web interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36908 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
