>So what to do? A little bit of javascript magic. Use javascript to test if the user has a pdf reader, if not show them the link to download it.
The issue seams to be people don't know what "Acrobat" is and then combine the web stats I gave before, with Caroline findings, and it looks scary. There where 9,199 visitors, and only 2,572 had "Acrobat". I sure if the target audience was academic then the numbers for "Acrobat" would allot higher. The question is with such low penetration of "Acrobat" maybe it is better to use a service like scribd. @caroline Would it would be interesting to test the users with machines without "Acrobat" installed on the lab machine, and see what the users reaction are? James http://blog.feralabs.com 2009/3/16 Caroline Jarrett <caroline.jarr...@effortmark.co.uk> > Jamie Bresner > > What should I take into account when > > considering adding "Get Adobe > > Acrobat" next to a PDF link on a web page. > > Is this necessary? > > Just recently suffered through a test of a site that does this. > > All the participants who clicked it thought that they were going to get the > .pdf by doing so. > > (i.e. the actual .pdf, not the Acrobat plug-in). > > Then it got horrible. > > So what to do? I have to admit that it wasn't a well-designed site or a > well-designed link, so your mileage may vary. I pretty much hated it by the > end of the tests and longed to eliminate it. > > Best, > Caroline Jarrett > > Effortmark Ltd > Usability - Forms - Content > > Phone: 01525 370 379 > Mobile: 0799 057 0647 > International: +44 152 537 0379 > > 16 Heath Road > Leighton Buzzard > Bedfordshire > LU7 3AB > UK > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ________________________________________________________________ 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
