Here's some nice info from Mark Pilgrim: http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day_9_providing_additional_navigation_aids.html The 'big names' online are usually pretty far behind the 'smaller names' when it comes to implementing usability features. Pete Kevin wrote: > Hey there, > > > What do you all know about link types.[1] > > I've only noticed this since Opera 7 made it default > (although i think iCab and others have it already) > > For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, > fire up Mozilla and turn on it's site navigation bar. > (view-> show/hide-> Site Navigation Bar) > > Basically it allows you to define elements relate to a page, > e.g. the next chapter, the home page, the author etc... > > It allows the browser to use them in a standard manner rather than authors > having to try always have a home/next link for examples where the user can be > confused. > > I'm just wondering if anyone uses this much and what the general feeling on it > is also, it doesn't seem to have been picked up yet by the 'big names' online. > And browsing around sites I don't seem to see it much. > > Any thoughts? > > - Kevin > > p.s. Does anyone know if there's a Dreamweaver extension for them? > > [1] Further Reading: > http://www.euronet.nl/~tekelenb/WWW/LINK/ > http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#type-links > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-html/2001Oct/0026.html