More design disscussion ;)

[Neil Stevens]

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On Saturday October 19, 2002 10:52, Christoph Cullmann wrote:
> On Saturday 19 October 2002 19:45, Neil Stevens wrote:
> > --------------------------
> >
> > | Common Header          |
> > |------------------------|
> > | Brief KDE summary      |
> > |------------------------|
> > | Search                 |
> > |------------------------|
> > | Three | Link | Columns |
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |------------------------|
> > | Announcements          |
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |------------------------|
> > | Common Footer          |
> > |------------------------|
> >
> > This layout is obvious quite different from the layout to be used by
> > every other page, as this page focuses on the links itself, while for
> > other pages the links are secondary.
> >
> > That is, *if* that page's focus is to be made the links (which I think
> > is a good idea).
>
> Sounds interesting, too.
> But do you really think 2 links columns will make it more usable than 2
> at the sides ?

I think it'll work, because it'll be the same look and organization as the 
one bar links, only spread across three columns to avoid the need to 
scroll.

> > Left is fine for the Hebrew, Arabic, or Farsi.  Right is better for
> > English, German, or Japanese.
>
> Don't you think that English, German or Japanese are used to left side
> menus much more than to right side menus, too ?

People may be used to it, but it's still cluttering and distracting.

And you know what?  People are still going to *see* it.  Being off there 
way on the right (for LTR languages) won't harm people's ability to find 
it.  I'll just make the bar less prominent, out of the way, visually less 
important than the main body of the page.  That's a benefit.

- -- 
Neil Stevens - neil at qualityassistant.com
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
                                    Ralph Waldo Emerson
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