[Sigia-l] potential challenge to the dominance of the left nav bar in local navigation

[Luca Rosati]

The print problem can be now ignored using CSS2, i.e. using a dedicated CSS
for print medium.

That is particularly easy adopting DIV instead of TABLEs for the template,
and making disappear the DIVs containing navigation, images and other
non-content or non-pertinent objects.

With top or left nav, it's possible to use a skip navigation link for screen
reader.
However, I found in any case interesting the James Kalbach argumentations
about the focus of attention.

I recently noticed the various sites are adopting a right hand nav bar, with
or without a top nav bar: for example some templates of MovableType, and the
new Opera site.

Luca

> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]Per conto di
> Mary Wisnewski
> Inviato: giovedì 6 febbraio 2003 03.31
> A: sigia-l at asis.org
> Oggetto: RE: [Sigia-l] potential challenge to the dominance of the left
> nav bar in local navigation
>
>
> I think NYT is on the right track here.  Navigation does not have to be
> consistent throughout a site.  It needs to accommodate my needs
> here on this
> page.  I would prefer to have the nav OUT OF THE WAY when reading
> articles.
> I'm almost more disturbed in my reading by the nav itself than by the ads.
> This is certainly true in print, where ads are easily ignored while paging
> thru the paper.
>
> I've always liked nav that adjusts & gets smaller, less obtrusive
> (often by
> moving to the top of the page) as I get deeper into the content.
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