Roger Keays wrote: > Hi all, > > Here are some thoughts from my blog @ > http://www.sunburnt.com.au/publications/design/horizontal-vs-vertical-menus > > Just yesterday I had a request from a customer to build a vertical menu > down the side of the page in their design. I've always had a strong > preference for horizontal menus, but have never really known exactly > why. When trying to disuade my customer she naturally asked me this > question: why? > > Well, now I've thought about it I've come to the conclusion that there > are some good reasons to go horizontal instead of vertical. Here are mine: > > * Being evenly distributed across the page, they create balance > which makes you feel good :) > * They make better use of space as there is no vacuum below the > menu which is common with vertical menus. > * It's easier to read horizontally than vertically. > * It's easier to move mouse side to side than vertically. > * Submenus are easier to access as they have a larger area for the > mouse to enter. > * As people are generally lazy, the shorter menu items more common > in horizontal menus are easier to read. > > What do you think? > >
I think this is a matter of opinion and personal preference: that is. of course, unless you can prove with hard science that one is better than the other. Did you have a CSS question? Best, ~dL -- http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
