[thelist] UI: i find myself saying "click here" a lot.
Dave Nelson
dnelson at netbank.com
Tue Aug 27 12:28:00 CDT 2002
Joshua Olson wrote:
>
> The rule of thumb I use is that form elements should verbs on
> them and links
> should have nouns on them. While this does not always true,
> it's a good
> reference starting point when trying to avoid "click here" links.
>
> -joshua
Also keep in mind that the text in the hyperlink will have more weight than
the other content in the text. Even more weight than a <strong> or <em> if
the link is a different color than the rest of the text. So hyperlinks
should always be coherent by themselves to make it easy for the use to scan.
Dave Nelson
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