Re: Chunking Web Information

[Douglas Vereschagin <Douglas_Vereschagin -at- SPECTRUMSIGNAL -dot- COM>]

Why not cater to both? Some sites have both chunked information, and a link
to a page that contains a "print version".

Doug Vereschagin
Burnaby, BC, Canada
mailto:douglas_vereschagin -at- spectrumsignal -dot- com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parks, Beverly [SMTP:ParksB -at- EMH1 -dot- HQISEC -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 9:17 AM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: Chunking Web Information
>
> Maybe we should consider how the content will be used. If you *expect*
> that your viewers will want to print the content, then cater to that. If
> you expect that the content will be primarily viewed online, then cater
> to that.  Design for the rule, not the exception.
>
> Beverly Parks
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> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: Brian, Flaherty [SMTP:bflaher -at- INDCON -dot- COM]
> >
> > On one hand, chunking favors online readability.  It is easier to view
> > discreet units of information online.
> >
> > On the other hand, *printability* suffers.  If you chuck info, the
> > user
> > has to click to get to pages of related information, then click the
> > Print button.  If the related information is all on one page, the user
> > just has to click print and get all the subtopics and information
> > related to that subject in one action (as opposed to several *select
> > page* and *print page* actions for information that is discreetly
> > chunked over several web pages).
> >
> > My opinion on this subject for whatever it's worth.
> >
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