Do you imagine that a condescending, not to say insulting, tone adds
weight to your arguments? If so, I'm sorry to disabuse you, but it
just makes a weak point weaker.
To address your argument, you appear (as does OP) to be confused as
to the context of "user benefit", "call to action". I find it useful
to remember that the common conception of "visitors" "coming to" your
site has it backwards - they are extending you the courtesy of
allowing your site to visit their browser. As such it is probably
better, and certainly more polite, to restrict the scope of one's
calls to action to the site, and leave decisions about the browser
environment to the user.
As for your second paragraph, apart from affording you the
opportunity to offer a completely gratuitous insult, and while
broadly true it is entirely irrelevant to the question at hand.
Respectfully.
Andrew
http://www.andrewmaben.net
and...@andrewmaben.com
"In a well designed user interface, the user should not need
instructions."
On Mar 25, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Nathan de Vries wrote:
On 26/03/2009, at 10:07 AM, Dennis Lapcewich wrote:
The simple process of adding a "favorites link" on a web page is a
proprietary function attributed to a single browser designed and
developed by its manufacturer solely as marketing mechanism for
said company. While on its face this may appear as a user
benefit, the actual benefit is just for that single browser and
its creator.
Bookmarking or adding a site to your favorites is not a user
benefit? You've got to be kidding me.
While some may be inclined to include a "favorites" link on a web
page as a method to retain customers, bear in mind the function
requires the user to support a proprietary process as well.
Have you been living in a cave? With progressive enhancement, it's
possible to improve the user experience of some without negatively
affecting others. Not only that, but the competition pressures
vendors in positive ways, more often than not leading to
standardisation. If vendors sat around holding hands trying to
reach consensus before releasing features in their browsers,
innovation would halt altogether.
Nathan de Vries
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