[thelist] Navigation inspiration needed

[Stuart Young]

On 09/05/06, Richard Brown <rich at cregy.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Having spent a lot of time experimenting I have ended up with this:
> <http://www.weddingcompanycornwall.co.uk/>
>
> Comments would be welcome.
>

I don't think the downwards pointing tabs work. Loses the tab metaphor.

When there is no content underneath the selected upper tab, (e.g. Mens hire
or Mother of the Bride) there is a line underneath it. This also loses the
tab metaphor. A tab is supposed to be joined onto the page (or if the page
is the wrong colour to a coloured bar underneath the tabs) and having a
border between them means they are not "joined on".

Have you seen the Yahoo design pattern library?
http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/

in particular
http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/pattern_navigationtabs.php
"Never stack multiple rows of tabs as this leads to confusion about the
selected layer versus inactive layer."

cheers

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