Posted by J.O. Aho on 03/05/07 09:51

the red dot wrote:

> that may be so, but i dont want a webpage that is taken up with links
> leaving no space for content which is what will happen if i also textually
> include all the links to the films, as well as the links to other parts of
> the website, particularly in the case of users increasing the size of the
> text to their preferred size, alongside those who have their window
> minimized, there has to be some middle ground here in regards to layout and
> usability and users who are deliberately turning something off - why (stands
> back and hides behind chair) should the ten percenters have so much power
> over the design of a webpage?
> http://www.mediatech.lincoln.ac.uk/krudeforth/langan/php/afghan.php
> my webpage is fluid in design, the fonts are not fixed in size, if i had
> text links or a list (of the films) a user increasing the font size and
> looking at the webpage with a window of 600 width would only see links with
> content dropping down and mucho scrolling needed. and i have small but not
> fixed (textual) links to the films at the bottom of the page which those
> with javascript (deliberately turned off) can use.
>
>

You can use the <noscript> tag, make the dropdown to use javascript,

<select ...>
<noscript><option>Use the links at the bottom</option></noscript>
<option ..>First option</option>
...
</select>

You could even set the dropdown in a hidden div, use javascript to make it
visible, that way those without javascript enabled won't see it at all, you
could still use the <noscript> to make a link to the bottom of the page, so
they can get down there fast if they want to see the links.



And then in the bottom you can add text links with

<noscript><a href="www.kabul.example.com">Kabul City information</a></noscript>


Another option is to have those links on the right side menu in it's own
little box.

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//Aho

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