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[dorayme]

A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a bar.

"What is this," the bartender asks, "some kind of joke?"

A world-weary vampire walks into a bar. "Have you seen a shadow come in
just now" he asks the barman. "Sure have. Why, does it belong to you ?"
"No, regrettably" he answers.

 

[Ash Lee]

A world-weary vampire walks into a bar. "Have you seen a shadow come in
just now" he asks the barman. "Sure have. Why, does it belong to you ?"
"No, regrettably" he answers.

What do you get if you cross a parrot with a centipede?

A great walkie-talkie


Ash

 

[nice.guy.nige]

While the city slept, Ed Mullen feverishly typed:

[...]

Honestly. What is not clear about "click here?"

[...]

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#gl-facilitate-navigation

"13.1 Clearly identify the target of each link. [Priority 2] "

"Link text should be meaningful enough to make sense when read out of
context -- either on its own or as part of a sequence of links. Link text
should also be terse.

"For example, in HTML, write "Information about version 4.3" instead of
"click here". In addition to clear link text, content developers may further
clarify the target of a link with an informative link title (e.g., in HTML,
the "title" attribute)."

Cheers,
Nige

 

[dorayme]

While the city slept, Ed Mullen feverishly typed:

[...]

Honestly. What is not clear about "click here?"

[...]

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#gl-facilitate-navigation

"13.1 Clearly identify the target of each link. [Priority 2] "

"Link text should be meaningful enough to make sense when read out of
context -- either on its own or as part of a sequence of links. Link text
should also be terse.

"For example, in HTML, write "Information about version 4.3" instead of
"click here". In addition to clear link text, content developers may further
clarify the target of a link with an informative link title (e.g., in HTML,
the "title" attribute)."

Yes, there is a good point in this 13.1. When are links seen out of
context? There are link sucking algorithms that gather them for various
purposes, to make site maps maybe, for search engine purposes and so on.
And there is a very practical reason for website makers. For example,
not infrequently I find I grab a whole HTML link from one page (where
the context would make 'Click here' not inappropriate) and paste it to
another page where the context is different. So this is a good argument
to make informative-on-its-own link text.

 

[rf]

A world-weary vampire walks into a bar. "Have you seen a shadow come
in just now" he asks the barman. "Sure have. Why, does it belong to
you ?" "No, regrettably" he answers.

The ultimate bar joke:

Two women were sitting at the bar. Quietly.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

e.g. If you would like to learn more you may click here.

Grammatically correct, short, to the point, makes perfect sense. If
that is the polite tone you want to convey, how would you re-write it
without using "click here" AND make it better?

<p>blah blah blah ... <a href="full.html">Learn more...</a></p>

Maybe put some brackets around the link.

<p>blah blah blah ... [ <a href="full.html">Learn more...</a> ]</p>

 

[freemont]

While the city slept, Ed Mullen feverishly typed:

[...]

Honestly. What is not clear about "click here?"

[...]

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#gl-facilitate-navigation

"13.1 Clearly identify the target of each link. [Priority 2] "

"Link text should be meaningful enough to make sense when read out of
context -- either on its own or as part of a sequence of links. Link
text should also be terse.

"For example, in HTML, write "Information about version 4.3" instead of
"click here". In addition to clear link text, content developers may
further clarify the target of a link with an informative link title
(e.g., in HTML, the "title" attribute)."

I'm well aware of all that and I still disagree that in *proper context*
there is nothing inherently unclear about using the words "click here."

e.g. If you would like to learn more you may click here.

Grammatically correct, short, to the point, makes perfect sense. If
that is the polite tone you want to convey, how would you re-write it
without using "click here" AND make it better?

Not only that, but the less clued might not even realize that it's a link
if all it says is, "Learn More". The "click here" inclueinates them.

I'm with you, Ed. Not a damn thing wrong with it.

 

[dorayme]

Not only that, but the less clued might not even realize that it's a link
if all it says is, "Learn More". The "click here" inclueinates them.

I'm with you, Ed. Not a damn thing wrong with it.

Read dorayme's support for its enemy, the nice guy, on this matter.
There *is* a damn thing the matter with it. Look at the thread carefully
for the pearls of wisdom from me (and I suuuuupppooooooose, others...).
<g>

 

[rf]

While the city slept, Ed Mullen feverishly typed:

[...]
Honestly. What is not clear about "click here?"
[...]

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#gl-facilitate-navigation

"13.1 Clearly identify the target of each link. [Priority 2] "

"Link text should be meaningful enough to make sense when read out
of context -- either on its own or as part of a sequence of links.
Link text should also be terse.

"For example, in HTML, write "Information about version 4.3"
instead of "click here". In addition to clear link text, content
developers may further clarify the target of a link with an
informative link title (e.g., in HTML, the "title" attribute)."

I'm well aware of all that and I still disagree that in *proper
context* there is nothing inherently unclear about using the words
"click here."

e.g. If you would like to learn more you may click here.

Grammatically correct, short, to the point, makes perfect sense. If
that is the polite tone you want to convey, how would you re-write it
without using "click here" AND make it better?

Not only that, but the less clued might not even realize that it's a
link if all it says is, "Learn More". The "click here" inclueinates
them.

I'm with you, Ed. Not a damn thing wrong with it.

How does one "click there" if one is using a keyboard for navigation?

 

[freemont]

nice.guy.nige wrote:
While the city slept, Ed Mullen feverishly typed:

[...]
Honestly. What is not clear about "click here?"
[...]

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#gl-facilitate-navigation

"13.1 Clearly identify the target of each link. [Priority 2] "

"Link text should be meaningful enough to make sense when read out of
context -- either on its own or as part of a sequence of links. Link
text should also be terse.

"For example, in HTML, write "Information about version 4.3" instead
of "click here". In addition to clear link text, content developers
may further clarify the target of a link with an informative link
title (e.g., in HTML, the "title" attribute)."

I'm well aware of all that and I still disagree that in *proper
context* there is nothing inherently unclear about using the words
"click here."

e.g. If you would like to learn more you may click here.

Grammatically correct, short, to the point, makes perfect sense. If
that is the polite tone you want to convey, how would you re-write it
without using "click here" AND make it better?

Not only that, but the less clued might not even realize that it's a
link if all it says is, "Learn More". The "click here" inclueinates
them.

I'm with you, Ed. Not a damn thing wrong with it.

How does one "click there" if one is using a keyboard for navigation?

The same way one clicks anywhere if one is using a keyboard for
navigation. With one's keyboard-clicker.

 

[nice.guy.nige]

While the city slept, Ed Mullen feverishly typed:

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#gl-facilitate-navigation

[...]
I'm well aware of all that and I still disagree that in *proper
context* there is nothing inherently unclear about using the words
"click here."

How can you possibly have "proper context" when the link text can be *read*
out of context?

e.g. If you would like to learn more you may click here.

Grammatically correct, short, to the point, makes perfect sense. If
that is the polite tone you want to convey, how would you re-write it
without using "click here" AND make it better?

<p>Link text should be meaningful enough to make sense when read out of
context -- either on its own or as part of a sequence of links. Link text
should also be terse. Perhaps you would like to <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#gl-facilitate-navigation">read more about
link accessibilty issues</a></p>

Cheers,
Nige

 

[Neredbojias]

The same way one clicks anywhere if one is using a keyboard for
navigation. With one's keyboard-clicker.

Nah. Easier to hire a cricket for support.