A bit of ranting about Ubuntu.com

[Chanchao]

Hello Henrik,

Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 4:36:39 PM, you wrote:

>> How do you guys feel about those drop-down menus that some web sites
>> have. When you mouseover the top tab, it shows a list of the
>> sub-sections that are part of that tab.

HNO> I don't think it's something we need to consider just yet. The
HNO> navigation of the pages can be improved a great deal by simplifying the
HNO> structure and making the main section pages more intuitive.

HNO> Drop down menus have accessibility issues, but also just usability
HNO> issues. The information density becomes to high, but it's not all that
HNO> pleasant to use IMO.

I agree completely. (And not just because I personally have my browser
set to always 'use system colors', so then all drop down lists look
transparent and are hard to read. :)

I'd try to avoid using ANY kind of java (or worse: flash) tricks until
there's really no other way to properly present the content. One thing
I really like about the current site is that it's clean, lean and
effective; the current site displays totally FINE even on my phone, or
on a text-based browser from a terminal. Let's not give that up unless
there's a really compelling reason for it.

Best regards,
Chanchao