Re: Design of Debian web site
On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, cleto wrote:
> Please do not forget that there are users who access the site
> using text-based browsers like Lynx. Navigation bars and like make a site
> more difficult to navigate for them.
>
> On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Thomas Apel wrote:
>
> > To make it more clear what I mean: I think of home page with a
> > navigation bar on the left and a text column on the right. [...]
It's possible to design a good-looking page on a GUI that doesn't take
forever to download which still works ok for lynx, Netscape 1.0, Mosaic
etc. Even frames are not that bad: if you are careful, it will only
require a few more "clicks" or the like from the user. In fact, I haven't
checked the details, but I believe HTML 4.0 is an attempt to standartise
the various HTML "enhancements" in a way reasonably compatible with older
implementatios.
I don't mean we should make the page a fireworks show, but I do believe
it would benefit from a little more attention to visual design. Also, the
structure is *not* that good IMHO (differently from someone else said
before); that doesn't mean it's bad, it's just not the best.
See ya,
Nelson
lago@that.com.br
That's Internet!
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