RE: appropriate hypertext

One reason why I would not use the phrase "click here" or similar is that it insinuates the user is able to use a pointing device (mouse or what have you) which is not always true. Whether or not this is being a bit too sensitive on how the phrase maybe taken by the user, may just be a personal issue/preference. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	tom mcCain [SMTP:tmccain@on-net.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 19, 2000 12:46 PM
> To:	w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> Subject:	NOW: appropriate hypertext
> 
> > 	The real problem with "click" is it represents a failure
> > 	to think about appropriate hypertext...
> 
> I think it is possible to use appropriate hypertext and still use the word
> "click" in that hypertext.
> 
> Link copy should tell users what to expect when they follow a link. Making
> rules for how we accomplish that misses the point.
> 
> Whether we use "click," "select," "follow," "read," "choose," "slam" or
> "pound" as the active verb is a literary issue, not a literal one, as long
> as meaning is clear.
> 
> Terminology is an appropriate part of design. Depending on the context and
> purpose of one site, I may choose to use one hypertext phrase throughout.
> On a different site, I may choose variety. That choice and the goal of
> clarity rightly belong within the creative challenge.
> 
> ../tom
> 
> 
> 
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Received on Wednesday, 19 July 2000 13:13:04 UTC