- From: John M Slatin <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 11:20:47 -0500
- To: "Joe Clark" <joeclark@joeclark.org>, "WAI-GL" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
And see Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines, at http://trc.ucdavis.edu/trc/tutorials/Usability_guidelines.pdf <blockquote cite="http://trc.ucdavis.edu/trc/tutorials/Usability_guidelines.pdf"> Guideline: Label links descriptively so that users can discriminate between similar links. Comments: Users can be slowed when they must ponder the differences between similar link labels. Strength of the evidence: * #2 How to interpret "strength of evidence" scale Source: Spool, J.M., Scanlon, T., Schroeder, W., Snyder, C. and DeAngelo, T. (1997), Web Site Usability: A Designer's Guide, North Andover, MA User Interface Engineering. Example: Research-Based Web Guidelines: Links http://usability.gov/guidelines/links.html (3 of 8) [5/23/2001 10:19:57 AM] Page 41 Guideline: Use text links. Do not use image links. Comments: Text links generally download faster, are preferred by users, and change colors after being selected. Strength of the evidence: * #2 How to interpret "strength of evidence" scale Source: Spool, J.M., Scanlon, T., Schroeder, W., Snyder, C. and DeAngelo, T. (1997), Web Site Usability: A Designer's Guide, North Andover, MA User Interface Engineering. </blockquote> John "Good design is accessible design." Please note our new name and URL! John Slatin, Ph.D. Director, Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C 1 University Station G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, f 512-495-4524 email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility/ -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Joe Clark Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 9:43 am To: WAI-GL Subject: Link styles in use cases (was: [TECH] use cases diagrammed) > 1) In the guidelines themselves, I think it would be nice to have > the links, but have the big long sentences would make it unduly long. You can make very long links palatable through good graphic design and :hover effects. Just running through some of my bookmarks here: <http://www.ftrain.com/> <http://jeffcroft.com/> <http://acjs.net/weblog/> <http://www.artypapers.com/csshelppile/> <http://them.ws/> <http://www.1976design.com/blog/> <http://wordpress.org/support/> -- Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org Accessibility <http://joeclark.org/access/> Expect criticism if you top-post
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