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Posted by Len Philpot on 12/30/05 01:46
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<btp7r157oajibfa9c3qvaem10u3uqcmkkn@news.spartanicus.utvinternet.ie>,
invalid@invalid.invalid says...
> >> For a www site your personal preferences should be irrelevant, it should
> >> be aimed at users.
> >
> >Well, that preference was stated from the viewpoint /as/ a user
>
> It's a mistake to assume that others like what you like, some may,
> others will not. Establishing reliable numbers is rarely achievable,
That's true statistically half the time, I guess, unless there are
mitigating factors. It's equally a mistake to assume that others
/dislike/ what you like, but there's no point in debating this tit for
tat. :-)
> >To me, a nav pane that out of sight is basically useless, since it
> >forces me to go to the browser controls anyway instead of using the
> >supplied page links.
>
> A choice for fixed navigation on the basis that you find it difficult to
> hit the Home key or some other method to get to the top of a document is
> not a good reason.
Somewhere elsethread I mentioned that I like web pages that function
more "like software" than like a web page. I guess my idea with a nav
pane is to make it functionally "part of the browser" as much as
possible, instead of part of the site and keep the site contents
conceptually limited to the client area of the browser.
The other thing is the code duplication that comes into play.
> >However, I'm still thinking about that. It's a tradeoff - If this were a
> >commercial site, the requirements would be a bit more stringent than for
> >a personal hobby site.
>
> As long as you are aware of the problems frames often cause, then it's
> your choice. A few regulars in this group have pages on how to prevent
> many of the problems that frames cause. Note that "doing frames
> properly" usually causes a new problem: construction and maintenance
> becomes a pig.
Once again - If this were a commercial venture, I'd probably rule them
out entirely (and I'm not yet sure I won't), but I've yet to figure a
route to get their functionality any other way. I'm doing this as much
for the drill as for any other reason.
Thanks for the feedback.
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