Comments on: If Only Links Lived Up To Their Promise http://bokardo.com/archives/links_promises/ Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:28:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nathan http://bokardo.com/archives/links_promises/#comment-224 Nathan Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://bokardocom.siteprotect.net/wordpress/?p=25#comment-224 I think that underlines for links are a must usually (except for button type links) so that the user can at least find them. Also the title of the link should be set to something useful. The example I am thinking of is this actual page. All the links are underlined except the Made on a Mac button (or Post button). And I can actually find the RSS Feed link. Sometimes I have to do a search through the source of a webpage just to find it if I want it because Safari does not yet tell me when a webpage has an embedded link to an RSS file, that is in the next release of the OS. A site I am building actually says "Click here *insert reason*" below the buttons just to make sure that people realize that they can find what they need. <b>Without saying click here, people just thought the buttons were nice, stylish, and usless.</b> I think that underlines for links are a must usually (except for button type links) so that the user can at least find them. Also the title of the link should be set to something useful.

The example I am thinking of is this actual page. All the links are underlined except the Made on a Mac button (or Post button).

And I can actually find the RSS Feed link. Sometimes I have to do a search through the source of a webpage just to find it if I want it because Safari does not yet tell me when a webpage has an embedded link to an RSS file, that is in the next release of the OS.

A site I am building actually says “Click here *insert reason*” below the buttons just to make sure that people realize that they can find what they need.

Without saying click here, people just thought the buttons were nice, stylish, and usless.

]]> By: Dey Alexander http://bokardo.com/archives/links_promises/#comment-225 Dey Alexander Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://bokardocom.siteprotect.net/wordpress/?p=25#comment-225 A tantalising subject line, and a decent introduction, but it ended too soon. I'd really liked to have read a more in depth discussion of the problems of links in terms of user expectations and link behaviour. There's certainly plenty to talk about. A tantalising subject line, and a decent introduction, but it ended too soon. I’d really liked to have read a more in depth discussion of the problems of links in terms of user expectations and link behaviour.

There’s certainly plenty to talk about.

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