On 7/9/06 10:37 AM, "Elliot Schoemaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Dixon wrote: >> A few people have pointed out that they use the .leftNav etc because >> they are more useful to their clients and I would agree that .leftNav is >> far more obvious than .col1. However, those names are only useful until >> the site needs a redesign/restructure (actually 3 months later we've >> decided that our users would prefer the navigation on the left to be a >> horizontal nav under the banner... eeek, that .leftNav isn't looking so >> obvious now!). > > My own rules I think are quite simple, at least for my use. When it > comes to page elements, I've always tried to name them as *what* they > are as opposed to *where* they are. > > So, #primaryNav instead of #topNav, #subNav instead of > #rightColAboveThatThing. Ironically, I actually *do* use #topNav a lot, but I selected this name in the context of top *level* nav, rather than top *positioned* nav. It never occurred to me that this might be semantically ambiguous. I guess #primaryNav becomes the better choice here. -- Kevin Futter Webmaster, St. Bernard's College http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/ ------------------------------------------ This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. You must not disclose or use the information in this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately and delete the e-mail and all copies. The College does not guarantee that this e-mail is virus or error free. The attached files are provided and may only be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. The content and opinions in this e-mail are not necessarily those of the College. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
