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<blockquote data-quote="DanMcS" data-source="post: 1222252" data-attributes="member: 6530">OK, so I've looked at the dusk site, and they're just those mouseover drop-down things admins seem to be enamored of today.&nbsp; I don't really like them.1) They rely on javascript to provide this functionality, but not all browsers implement javascript correctly or the same.&nbsp; People running a different browser than what you've tested with, or who turn of javascript for whatever reasons, may not be able to use the site at all.2) You seem to have completely eliminated regular links to those other pages, in favor of the drop-down menus.&nbsp; That's bad for the reason in 1, and also, it's inaccessible to disabled people whose browsers don't handle javascript hijinks well.&nbsp; You should never completely get rid of regular links.3) Dropdowns are a nonstandard interface to a webpage.&nbsp; Webpages use links.&nbsp; Everyone knows them and how they operate.&nbsp; On the other hand, pages that use these dropdowns are all implemented somewhat differently, and users don't know what to expect.&nbsp; Simple interfaces are better.4) They're buggy- if I accidentally pass my mouse over the menu header on that page, it doesn't disappear when I remove my mouse from the area and go back over the regular page.&nbsp; It's a pain.5) You're potentially creating a lot of work for yourself.&nbsp; These are nonstandard with VBB pages, so when Morrus et al upgrade the version of VBB they're using again, whenever they do, you're going to have to reimplement them basically from scratch again.If you're serious about putting these here on the regular site, make them an option which can be toggled in the user command post, swapping with regular links.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DanMcS, post: 1222252, member: 6530"] OK, so I've looked at the dusk site, and they're just those mouseover drop-down things admins seem to be enamored of today. I don't really like them. 1) They rely on javascript to provide this functionality, but not all browsers implement javascript correctly or the same. People running a different browser than what you've tested with, or who turn of javascript for whatever reasons, may not be able to use the site at all. 2) You seem to have completely eliminated regular links to those other pages, in favor of the drop-down menus. That's bad for the reason in 1, and also, it's inaccessible to disabled people whose browsers don't handle javascript hijinks well. You should never completely get rid of regular links. 3) Dropdowns are a nonstandard interface to a webpage. Webpages use links. Everyone knows them and how they operate. On the other hand, pages that use these dropdowns are all implemented somewhat differently, and users don't know what to expect. Simple interfaces are better. 4) They're buggy- if I accidentally pass my mouse over the menu header on that page, it doesn't disappear when I remove my mouse from the area and go back over the regular page. It's a pain. 5) You're potentially creating a lot of work for yourself. These are nonstandard with VBB pages, so when Morrus et al upgrade the version of VBB they're using again, whenever they do, you're going to have to reimplement them basically from scratch again. If you're serious about putting these here on the regular site, make them an option which can be toggled in the user command post, swapping with regular links. [/QUOTE]

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