Lachlan Hunt wrote: >> The users! Please, won't somebody think of the *users*!
This line reminds me of something from my favourite show when I was a kid: Fantasy Island. "the plane, the plane!" :) Let's just change it here to "the users, the users!" Can I kindly suggest you all try some usability testing on each of the sites you create? That way you will truly know what the users of your site really think. Every site is different, every user is different, every demographic varies from the last. I once tested a site on a group of novice users where all of the navigation on a particular page disappeared and was replaced with a flash animation. The only link back was below the fold. None of them had problems finding it. Also, I have to say, in testing I've found that users tend to distinguish between pop-ups used for utilities and external links, and those used for advertising and other annoying unrelated information. Usually it's only the latter that is a problem. But again, it depends so much on the individual. Don't assume anything... whether or not it's best practice. ... and with that I will gallop off on my Clydesdale, another very tall horse ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
