Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 06/07/07 04:53

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "El Kabong"
<davelong40@verizon.net> writing in news:5wB9i.734$wq.249@trnddc04:

Please don't top post. My reply is at the bottom.

>
> "Adrienne Boswell" <arbpen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9946D3C2CE35Barbpenyahoocom@69.28.186.121...
>> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Jukka K. Korpela"
>> <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> writing in
>> news:Ywi9i.174197$B04.124047@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi:
>>
>>>
>>> The whole idea is pointless. "Expanding menus" are bad for usability
>>> - and accessibility.
>>>
>>
>> Amen to that! I can't stand the things, especially since I can't
>> seem to get my mouse over the link before the darned thing collapses
>> again. I don't like it any UI -- web, programs, etc.
>>
> I've never liked them either as they're particularly frustrating to
> older users.
>
> What do you recommend as an alternative that still allows fairly
> smooth and quick navigation to all parts of the site? Is there a way
> to make them remain expanded until something, whether in the list or
> elsewhere, is clicked?
>
> El
>

I did something for Holy Family <http://www.hfglendale.org>, that has
some older parishoners. Once you click on the plus sign, the menu
expands and stays that way until you collapse it again. The entire menu
is generated server side, no javascript or flyouts at all.

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