[thelist] Select Menus - Are they usefull?

[warbassedesign.com]

It is my opinion that, functionally, dropdowns make for good navigation.  I
have not read nor am I aware of cons to dropdowns.  I will check out these
folks opinions.  I think, when creating navigation, you have consider Human
Factors (5-7) and not go over that limit.  A long drop down with lots of
links like the one you have on your site could possibly work against you.
You may want to consider a hiernav with submenus.  Just a thought.

In summary: Drop downs are cool if choices are kept to a minimum.  Long drop
downs, especially used for a main nav could prove to push some users away.

Philip Warbasse
www.warbassedesign.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Noble" <donald at accessiblecomputers.co.uk>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 5:08 PM
Subject: [thelist] Select Menus - Are they usefull?


>
> I would like peoples opinion on whether using <selects> to create a
> 'drop down menu' are usefull?
>
> On our site <http://www.AccessibleComputers.co.uk> I use one as part of
> the header to allow users to quickly get to any product type, the second
> level in a 3 tiered navigation system.
>
> I have read material by both Jukka Korpela and Jakob Nielsen, who both
> argue against them, but it does provide a compact method of showing a
> lot of choices.
>
> The form is submited to a php page, which rediects to the correct page,
> so JavaScript dependancy is not an issue here.
>
> (also posted to alt.html)
>
> Cheers, Donald
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