[thelist] Click here
Rudy_Limeback at maritimelife.ca
Rudy_Limeback at maritimelife.ca
Wed Oct 25 15:09:00 CDT 2000
> Am I the only one who thinks the words "click here" on a web
> site are redundant and stupid?
hi chris
nope, you are not alone (tm)
> I think we should link the appropriate related word,
> but they insist on "click here".
most intranet content producers in my company use "click here", but
fortunately, i think i'm winning the battle, because i'm the guy who posts
all the documents to the intranet, dozens of them a week, and i routinely
and ruthlessly always remove this gruesome phrase and make a link out of
the appropriate text, which is always the TITLE or H1 of the target
document
> I can't find any links or resources talking about the proper way to
link, though.
Probably the #1 rule is that you should not use "Click here"
to point to a document. Keep in mind that not everyone can
"click" (e.g., some people are using non-graphic browsers)
and also consider that you or someone else might ever print
out the document and on paper, "click here" just seems silly :-)
Therefore, it is best if the text of the link actually has something
to do with the content. It also makes bookmarks/hotlinks
work much better.
HTML Bad Style Page
http://www.earth.com/bad-style/
the point about bookmarks is rather subtle, because if you (not you chris,
i mean web developers who use "click here") think your users are so stupid
that they have to be told "click here" then there's not much chance
they're gonna right-click to add the bookmark, are they? but if they did,
they'd get a bunch of bookmarks all called "click here"
alessandro:
> Here's what *really* drives me insane! The words "Click Here"
> when they are NOT links. ( as in 'Click here to go see our
> new pictures' //and pictures is the link).
yeah, that bites
send them a little note and tell them to change it to
click <u>over there</u> to see our <a href=foo.htm>new pictures</a>
rudy
r937.com
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