Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1MGTQu18123; Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:29:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:29:26 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199.2aef51e.29a7cb11@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Dwyoho@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3573] Re: Readability on the Internet X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 121 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_199.2aef51e.29a7cb11_boundary" Status: O Content-Length: 3317 Lines: 44 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I notice that the websites that seem the easiest to use build in what I would call "redundancy"--several buttons to click on located in more than one place that take you to the same place. "Home", for example, is often at the top, side and bottom . Any comments from anyone about the usefulness of this "redundancy"? I have a notion that each person's eye travels across a web page in different ways--some people are predisposed to be methodical and start at the top, then move down like you're reading a book; others skim with a preconcived expectation of how the page should be organized (almost a mental "template"), some are bothered by popups and moving stimulation, others appreciate it. I hypothesize that if the page is layed out radically different from the viewer's mental "template" (which develops from previous experience), the site will appear confusing, boring or otherwise not attractive enough to hold the wiewer more than a few seconds. I'm wondering if these ideas have any basis or are just notions from a cranky Internet user like me? Debbie Deborah W. Yoho Executive Director, Greater Columbia Literacy Council Co-Moderator, NIFL-Health Discussion Group 921 Woodrow Street Columbia, SC 29205 803-765-2555 Fax: 803-799-8417 dwyoho@aol.com Agency email: litcola@mail.com
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