On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 09:43:40AM +0000, Keith Matthews wrote:
On 02 Nov 2002 23:51:01 -0600 "Jeremy White" jwhite@codeweavers.com wrote:
So, I propose the following instead:
First, this assumes that we use Jeremy Newman's idea of a rotating screen shot on main page, and continued prominence of the news.
Ugh. Why do people insist on thinking that 'sexy' images are the be-all and end-all of web design. When I go to a web site I want _information_, not some bandwidth-soaking image that gives nothing useful. Have screen-shots for those that can't see beyond them, but don't put them on the home page, put a clear link to them.
A lot of people are still on analogue dial-up links, they don't appreciate large images increasing download time, I'm on DSL and I switch off images to get faster downloads.
But a screenshot showing a sufficient amount of information should only have about 5 KB or slightly more (I hope :). Also add a subtitle describing the current screenshot, and then 5 KB "ought to be enough for everybody" to be interested about a particular screenshot.
Other than that you may want to promote 'legal' to the top level, if only to reduce the number of menu options for item 1 at the next level. 9 is as many as one should have and 7 is a better limit.
Yep, 7 is the standard amount of things you can manage/grasp.
-
Andreas Mohr