Excellent discussion over at Simple Bits Simple Quiz: breadcrumbs - http://www.simplebits.com/bits/simplequiz/#entry634
Pretty much covers all the arguments. Natalie On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:56:50 +1100, Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mordechai Peller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 6 December 2004 11:10 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [WSG] Semantic Breadcrumbs > > > > A sentence isn't a collection of related item because each word is > > dependent on the rest of the sentence to give it meaning. In a list, > > while the list itself may impart context, each item otherwise stands on > > it's own. Adding or removing items from a list doesn't change the > > meaning of the list, nor its members. Adding or removing words from a > > sentence changes the meaning of the sentence to such an extent that it > > may make the sentence meaningless. As with words of a sentence, to a > > slightly lesser extent, so could be said about sentences of a paragraph. > > > > Also, while the order of an ordered list imparts meaning to the list, > > little or no meaning is imparted to its item. Change the order of the > > words of a sentence, not only can the sentence take on new meaning, so > > can its words. > > Mordechai, according to your explanation a breadcrumb is not a list, as you > cannot simply take any of the items out of a breadcrumb. Each item in a > breadcrumb is closely related to the preceeding item. If you take one item > out, the rest of the breadcrumb loses its meaning. For example: > > Home | News | Summary > > Here we are talking about a summary page in the news section. Easy to > understand. Now let's take out the "News" breadcrumb: > > Home | Summary > > Suddenly your entire breadcrumb doesn't make sense anymore! > > I agree that a breadcrumb is not a sentence, but I do not think it is a > normal two-dimensional list either, if you want to be absolutely correct. > Here's a thought to chew on: what about making it a relational list? > > <ul> > <li>Home > <ul> > <li>News > <ul> > <li>Summary</li> > </ul> > </li> > </ul> > </li> > </ul> > > Wohooo! Now we are going mad! > > > > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > -- Website Designer/Developer www.nataliebuxton.com ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
