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Re: UIE site (was FAQ Intranet site tips on visuals)
Subject:Re: UIE site (was FAQ Intranet site tips on visuals) From:Tracy Boyington <tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG> Date:Fri, 8 Jan 1999 10:16:06 -0600
> OK, I did. This is not a comment on the quality of UIE's
> research, but If they're so smart, why do you have to scroll
> to view the site *contents*? Not content, the table contents.
Because their own research indicates that, contrary to popular belief,
people don't mind vertical scrolling. Obviously not everybody feels this
way, but personally, I would rather scroll through one good, detailed
TOC than click through 3 layers looking for what I want.