> -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:23 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: user interface question > > So it sounds to me like you both would somewhat prefer "click here to > log out of <the cms thingy>" to "click here to logout <of the cms > thingy>" but would not be up in arms at seeing the latter usage, is > that a correct summary?
Personally I really hate the "click here to >whatever< mentality". First off very rarely when I see this is the word "here" clickable! Damn that's annoying. ;^) Secondly even if "here" is clickable then the label for the action/content is NOT! The first is annoying from a sentence structure viewpoint while the latter is annoying from a hypertext theory perspective. In this case I would really try to eliminate that unneeded phrase. Just "Log out of the CMS" with "Log Out" hyperlinked would be my preference. Your hyperlink in this case is a verb - clicking it performs an action. The hyperlink should be the actual text describing the action. A "Click" is an action - but hypertext doesn't assume that - your selection can be made however your agent lets you, clicking may or may not be involved. ;^) In pretty much every case that I've seen "Click here" it can be removed without affecting understanding or usability. Sorry - can you tell that's a pet peeve? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156414 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
