Re: (Visual) anchor navigation aids

> Something the Web lacks greatly in terms of clarity is information on where 
> anchors lead. There are many ways to be mislead, and it became a real problem 
> once opening multiple background windows and tabs became possible.

This is requested from time to time.  As I remember it, the big problem is
that, in many cases, it is not possible to recognize that a URL refers to
the current page (automated styling is most useful when the same URL
appears on multiple pages, including its own page).

> It would be useful if you could determine whether the destination anchor is 
> earlier or later in the document. At least then the reader would have some idea 

The problem with difference in source and reading orders has already been
noted.

Received on Saturday, 17 March 2007 08:53:19 UTC