Strictly speaking, links should not be duplicated on a web page. I guess
I would vote for not making the logo a link if you already have a Home
button.
Otherwise, it's probably not that big a deal, so long as you label it
correctly with an alt tag saying "Home Page."
Mike
Laurel A. Williams wrote:
I agree with you about the convention - I'll put it back in even
though it is redundant redundant.
I had thought of one case where it might be annoying, and that would
be for a screen reader user, who would alway have to hear the two
identical links read at the top of every page. But I'm not sure how
annoying that would be and I've never checked with anyone about this ;)
Laurel
Allison Bloodworth wrote:
I agree with you guys--the logo being a link to home is a standard
convention/pattern that all websites should follow.
Cheers,
Allison
On Feb 10, 2009, at 8:57 AM, Anastasia Cheetham wrote:
On 10-Feb-09, at 11:41 AM, Jess Mitchell wrote:
1) Should the Fluid logo at the top be an actual link to the
home page?
Actually I question if it is really needed, since the HOME menu
item is just below the logo
I consider it a standard convention
Yes, that's what I was thinking: standard convention. I've been
re-reading "Don't Make Me Think" recently, including the part about
how that practice has become a convention, and so people expect it.
I agree that it seems unnecessary when there is a Home link right
under it, but some people will still click on the logo, expecting it
to take them home, and since there's no harm in making it a link...
--
Anastasia Cheetham [email protected]
Software Designer, Fluid Project http://fluidproject.org
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto
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