JRS: In article <ct******************@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>, dated Tue,
3 Aug 2004 01:00:56, seen in news:comp.lang.javascript, michaaal
<re******@verizon.net> posted :
Does anyone hesitate to use a JavaScript NavBar (along the left or top of
the page)? It seems that sometimes they are a little confusing to the
average car user, but maybe it's just me. I want my site to be able to be
used by even the simplest user.
If the bar contains ordinary text links, it should be safe enough.
But if it uses mapping, or something, it may be that the effects are
browser-dependent. I recall one site's NavBar which, although
presumably navigable in IE6 width 600, is ludicrously inaccessible in
IE4 width 480. It may well be even worse for users with browsers
adapted to the visually handicapped - you should be sure that your site
would pass muster under the provisions of, for example, the DAA.
Consider also navigation by search engines, if you want your pages to be
found; always provide an infallible means of navigation, even if you
intend to provide something 'cleverer' in addition.
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