- From: tom mcCain <tmccain@on-net.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 11:46:03 -0500 (EST)
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> 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 tom 'n' mindy mcCain designers of really neat web stuff since before the turn of the last century tom@crittur.com | mindy@crittur.com | 13-h@indianaoutboard.org http://www.crittur.com | indianapolis, indiana usa
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