[Sigia-l] global navigation meta navigation

Thu Jun 2 12:06:46 EDT 2005

Agreed. Strictly speaking, 'meta' navigation would be an auxillary form of navigation controls pertaining to the main nav set. In fact, when I first saw the subject of this thread, I assumed it was about site maps, or indexes, or some other form of supplemental navigation. 'Meta' has implications that don't seem intended here (something that is 'about' itself). 

:Patrick

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From: "Jursa, Jan (init)" <Jan.Jursa at init.de>
Sent: Jun 2, 2005 10:40 AM
To: sigia-l <sigia-l at mail.asis.org>
Subject: [Sigia-l] global navigation meta navigation

Yes, 
breaking down the term into subcategories does make scence. 

When talking to a client for example, he could get confused by somebody talking about *the* global navigation, meaning primary navigation on the one hand and footer navigation on the other hand.

But I think whatever you call it, calling it meta navigation is definitely misleading.

Jan

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Von: Patrick Grizzard [mailto:gamutant at earthlink.net] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 2. Juni 2005 16:22
An: Jursa, Jan (init); sigia-l
Betreff: Re: [Sigia-l] global navigation meta navigation

Joining this thread a little late, but I generally break global navigation down into the following categories: primary, utility and footer (see http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000103.php). In this context, the items listed below (contact, help, search, etc.) would be considered utility navigation, i.e. - "tools for the user that will support the main tasks, but are not tasks themselves." Along with local navigation, these are the nodes I would normally include in a site map.

:Patrick

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