[Sigia-l] Need published proof that scrolling text is not good

[martin.fietkiewicz at gmail.com]

http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article1618.asp

first hit on:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=%22scrolling+text%22+evil+OR+wrong+OR+terrible+usability



On Dec 2, 2007 8:08 PM, Janet Wallace <janethia at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Folk, please help. It's awful that my new client doesn't believe me.
> Although she took most of my usability and navigation suggestions for the
> new site she's developing, the scrolling text on the home page is still
> there. The text is a law that formed the basis for the whole site being
> built--I don't want to mention the name because the site is still in
> development. In other words, this text is pretty important.
>
> And get this: the box in which the text scrolls has a title over it. The
> title is: "Interesting, Isn't It?"
>
> Arrrrrgggghhh!
>
> If I could give her some "official" opinions, perhaps she'd change her
> mind.
>
> AdThanksVance
>
> Janet.
>
> Janet Wallace
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