In article <MP************************@news.tc.umn.edu>,
go**************@yah00.c0m enlightened us with...
Well, I want to use it for important announcements, not ads. I thought
these were not as intrusive as the real pop-up windows.
You thought wrong. *grin*
What are the better ways to make important announcements other than pop-
up windows? I don't like scrollers that much.
<p><b>Announcement!</b><br>
This is an important announcement.</p>
Actually, important announcements _shouldn't_ rely on script. Nothing
_important_ should rely on script. Your visitors can read. And they get used
to things. Have one spot you always put announcements at and update it as
appropriate. See the home pages of the links in my sig to see where I put my
announcements (otherwise known as "I last updated this on xx/xx/xxxx and I
added XXXXX"). They stand out because of the style, not b/c I shove it
peoples' faces. They don't stand out so much that they get annoying. They can
be ignored. Important for repeat visitors who've already read the latest
announcements. Most importantly, because it's just normal markup, they work
no matter what browser is used and regardless of script enabled.
If this is for a site where people can subscribe, you can give them the
option of getting e-mail alerts.
Any site can make use of the somewhat new RSS technology, too. People
subscribe to RSS feeds, provided by you, to let them know what's changed
lately.
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