Brent Eades said:
>
> If you want a prime example of how *not* to implement this effect, go
> here:
> http://www.pcdocs.com/
IMHO, even gratuitous use of mouseovers are OK as long as the images
that pop up bear absolutely no resemblance to a text menu (as the LHS
mouseover at this site does). DHTML is making pop-up menus very popular,
and it can be hard to tell the difference. When a mouseover image looks
like a menu, the tendency is to wander over and try to click -- but
D'oh! -- the image disappears before you can get over there (because
despite appearances, it was just a mouseover and was not made for
clicking). Very confusing...
> This slow-loading and utterly confusing abomination was perpetrated by
> people who presumably should know better -- the amalgamated company
> that emerged from the WAIS and Fulcrum search-engine folks, now
> christened "PCDocs". Whatta mess.
PCDocs (which was its own entity prior, originating as a doc mgmt
solution for the legal sector) did merge with Fulcrum. But are you sure
about the WAIS lineage? I thought that was Brewster Kahle and the
"Alexa" group?
--bill
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