[Sigia-l] Breadcrumbs - case study

[Chick Foxgrover (wex)]

Yes something like this, provide a context for showing the paths and 
not simply present all the paths as if that were the tracks the user 
had actually clicked was what I was think of. Under the right 
circumstances, with context I can imagine it being useful in 
exploring a complex site or subject, where I come in with a bit of 
knowledge of how to identify my goal and would learn more from the 
classification system itself.

>As I indicated previously, there's only one path with which the user reached
>the current page. You either show it or you don't. But the current page may
>(and often does) have many paths to various anchor points, home page,
>general product category, etc.
>
>Often it would be confusing to show both, as it would also be disorienting
>to switch between the two approaches randomly. So it's best to choose one
>and stick to it.
>
>However, you could conceivably have a consistent button (on every page)
>labeled something like "Orient me" which could open a small window that can
>show not only the user path but also multiple classification paths. Like so:
>
>[1] Your recent path:
>New Hardware > Desktop > Mac
>
>[2] Related sections:
>Computers > Desktops > G4 > Mirrored Front
>Graphic Design > Hardware
>Video > Desktops > Macintosh
>
>(Labels hopefully would be better named.)
>
>Ziya