[WSG] matter of Semantics
I've been thinking what should be the best term for Sitemap coz I've had some clients asking me if they are gonna have in that section a localization map. Probably the best term would be Index, what do you guys think? Gerardo Chairez This message has been scanned by BitDefender and found to be clean. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
RE: [WSG] matter of Semantics
That just sounds like ignorance to me but perhaps they'd be more comfortable with Table of Contents, given that most site maps are nothing more than this anyway? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerardo Chairez [Addictive Media] Sent: Friday, 9 December 2005 12:40 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] matter of Semantics I've been thinking what should be the best term for Sitemap coz I've had some clients asking me if they are gonna have in that section a localization map. Probably the best term would be Index, what do you guys think? Gerardo Chairez This message has been scanned by BitDefender and found to be clean. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help ** ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] matter of Semantics
Unless your site is about physical location, stick with 'site map' - many (not all of course) users will understand it to be a structural representation of the current website. It sounds like your clients aren't heavy web users, which is fine. You might just need to explain that the terminology is quite common and many people will know what it is. Of course, what you may really need to do is consider whether you need a site map ;) An index is a different thing entirely - usually a listing of the site, not in hierarchical form. The most common type of index is alphabetical, but you can do other types of index. I have a website that does list out 'sites' - it is for a market, and people can book their site. That was interesting to label. Donna On Thu Dec 08 17:40:14 PST 2005, Gerardo Chairez [Addictive Media] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been thinking what should be the best term for Sitemap coz I've had some clients asking me if they are gonna have in that section a localization map. Probably the best term would be Index, what do you guys think? Gerardo Chairez