Michael said:
How many users of Mozilla here make use of the Site Navigation Bar feature,
or a similar feature in a different browser?
I have it on in all the browsers I use.
I'm wondering how useful it is
to define the <link> elements with next, previous, top, table of contents,
etc.
It's very useful. Defining <link> that way was part of HTML 2.0 spec.
when at that time there were no DHMTL menus. Defining links for Site
Navigation featured browsers is superior to any DHTML menu for 2
fundumental reasons:
- it works reliably even when javascript is turn off
- it works in the same manner regardless of websites; this is not the
case with DHMTL menu based websites where these menus work differently
from 1 website to another website. So, the user has no new learning to
do when arriving to a new website
Many browsers use some kind of site navigation bar or there are
available add-ons: Opera 7 has a site navigation bar, Mozilla too.
Firebird 0.6+, NS 7.x can use an add on for this.
Link Toolbar 0.6:
http://cdn.mozdev.org/
http://downloads.mozdev.org/cdn/linkToolbar/linkToolbar.xpi for download
Even MSIE 6 for windows:
http://jibbering.com/toolbar/
I remember reading J. Nielsen on this where he was highly in favor of
implementing such feature in all browsers.
DU
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Javascript and Browser bugs:
http://www10.brinkster.com/doctorunclear/
- Resources, help and tips for Netscape 7.x users and Composer
- Interactive demos on Popup windows, music (audio/midi) in Netscape 7.x
http://www10.brinkster.com/doctorunclear/Netscape7/Netscape7Section.html