http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/2006/03/18/showing-ie-users-the-love/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:02:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/2006/03/18/showing-ie-users-the-love/comment-page-1/#comment-12 matt Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:21:02 +0000 http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/?p=8#comment-12 Gordon, nice blog. On opening new windows... this is not necessarily a better user experience, in fact it is documented to be quite the opposite. Opening new windows conceals what is beneath them and can ultimately disorient and confuse users. This is one of the major reasons the web standards project does not support this method in their XHTML strict guidelines. Although you can make the case where this is helpful (i.e. help windows, maps, brief contextual exploration where a small window doesn't conceal the user's focus) the vast majority of users will benefit from a link functioning consistently. Also consider warning users when links lead them away from your site. Descriptive link labels such as <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattdente" rel="nofollow">Go see my photos at www.flicker.com</a> can help do this. Gordon, nice blog. On opening new windows… this is not necessarily a better user experience, in fact it is documented to be quite the opposite. Opening new windows conceals what is beneath them and can ultimately disorient and confuse users. This is one of the major reasons the web standards project does not support this method in their XHTML strict guidelines. Although you can make the case where this is helpful (i.e. help windows, maps, brief contextual exploration where a small window doesn’t conceal the user’s focus) the vast majority of users will benefit from a link functioning consistently. Also consider warning users when links lead them away from your site. Descriptive link labels such as Go see my photos at http://www.flicker.com can help do this.

]]> http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/2006/03/18/showing-ie-users-the-love/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Kelly Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:57:31 +0000 http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/?p=8#comment-8 Oh, very awesome plug-in - thank you for finding it! Oh, very awesome plug-in – thank you for finding it!

]]> http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/2006/03/18/showing-ie-users-the-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jimmy Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:08:37 +0000 http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/?p=8#comment-7 And link your main image to home please... And link your main image to home please…

]]> http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/2006/03/18/showing-ie-users-the-love/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Jimmy Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:07:43 +0000 http://www.desiringmachine.org/blog/?p=8#comment-6 There is a high price to pay for zealotry. Thank the gods Jobs embraced the Intel tech... you too will be assimilated... There is a high price to pay for zealotry. Thank the gods Jobs embraced the Intel tech… you too will be assimilated…

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