On Jun 29, 2009, at 12:48 AM, chip wrote:
Tim McNamara wrote:
On Jun 28, 2009, at 2:55 AM, chip wrote:
I think there is obviously far too much white space, also the
same on the Downloads page.
I disagree and find that most web pages have too much stuff
crammed into them, usually so much that it's hard to find the
information one is looking for. I like the simplicity of the page
and I don't even think the separator lines are necessary. If you
want to see the mother of layout nightmares, look at the
GoDaddy.com pages. Jeebus, those suck.
I agree with you, but, there is a happy medium. I think the Manuals
page is it.
Well, there's naturally going to be more information on the
documentation pages than on the home page, the downloads pages, etc.
The home page and the download page are going to have more white
space as a result. How is this a problem?
I thing it's also important to minimize the use of Javascript
(unless you're doing Ajax), drop-down menus, etc. Most of that
stuff can be done with HTML which loads faster and works with more
browsers more predictably. Avoid cute for the sake of cute.
Usability is the thing of key importance and not how nifty people
will think the code is.
Again, I agree. There are ways to get drop-down menus without
javascript, which I think should be, and can be, avoided for the
entire site. Usability is the number 1 priority indeed, but
appearance has to be up there as well. A simple site that looks
attractive and contains a well balanced design can still be a very
usable site. Lilypond is a very impressive program, and an overly
simplistic web site would do it no justice whatsoever. IMHO.
I prefer "elegant" to "overly simplistic." ;-)
And personally I think that dropdown (and whatever one calls the same
thing popping out horizontally) menus on web pages should be avoided,
period. I hate the damn things. YMMV, etc.
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