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But what _is_ more user-friendly: splitting a long document into several pages to make navigation somewhat easier and then making the user constantly jump from one page to the other - or a navigation bar that would nicely scroll down as people are reading the content.
Hi Christine: I think it depends on the user. For me having a long document is preferable to having it split into separate pages. But, I guess I do "scroll" differently than most people e.g. to get to the top of the page, i hit the "Home" key, "end" for bottom. And to scroll, I use the arrow keys. All of that, imho, is easier on my hands and there is a sense of more control and easier control with the arrows and I vary fingers a lot. (one just has to get the focus into the page which can be done with the tab key).
If it could be done well (which might not be possible at the moment), it should be considered more user-friendly imho.
i do wish more people knew how to scroll w/out using the mouse, i think then it wouldn't be as much of a design issue.
cheers Donna
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