[thelist] Site ridicule

martin burns martin at members.evolt.org
Tue Aug 22 06:34:00 CDT 2000


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At 22:11 21/08/00, peg at anxietygirl.com wrote:
><snip> I realise it is traditional for visited links to show up as a 
>different colour but on a site like this, is it really necessary? ... see 
>if anyone else agrees with my logic </snip>
>
>FWIW, I have on occasion used the same color for links of all 
>states.  However, most of the time I do think it's helpful for visitors to 
>have the visual cue of a different color for visited links.  I think this 
>is another of those things that falls into the "knowing your purpose and 
>your audience" category.  That, and, making an educated decision about 
>what you are doing, and why.  IMHO it is ok to deviate from the generally 
>accepted norm *if* you fully understand the norm and your reasons for 
>deviating from it, and whether or not your audience will get it.

In other words, the default is that you have different colours for each state,
and it is necessary to justify changing that (rather than the other
way round). Same goes for any usability heuristic, btw.


Cheers
Martin
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