Hi Batyah,
Those are good points, but lots of users (at least in user testing I've
done) are unaware of the browser Find and have difficulty manipulating
scroll wheels. Also, you can provide a printable page that includes all
materials on related tabs (yes, one more thing to maintain, but it's an
approach that has worked well for some sites).
As usual, it comes down to knowing your target audience, their needs,
habits, tools, and preferences.
Begin at the beginning, the king said, gravely, and go till you come to
the end; then stop.
Lewis Carroll
Maggie Reilly
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Batyah Rubin
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] A long page with scroll v/s Tabbed Page?
If you are talking about web, here are some considerations I feel work
in favor of long pages:
1. The browser Find feature CAN find text on the current tab/page, but
CAN'T find it on another tab 2. Using Links at the top of a long page
(instead of tabs) can get the user to the relevant text lower down on
the same page very quickly 3. The text may be long because it is all
relevant to a single topic, if so, the printing of it can be easier in a
single page (dividing it up into tabs may NOT be appropriate) 4. Today
it is generally accepted that page lengths are long and are preferred to
additional navigation clicks IF the page length does so affect the page
load time 5. Most users now have mice with scroll wheels, this makes
scrolling quick and efficient
===>>>See http://www.useit.com/alertbox/tabs.html
Best of luck
Batyah Rubin
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