Browser compatibily is a major issue in website design but testing your design in different browsers at the same time is now easy.
Website users view pages using a wide range of browsers. In September 2007 W3Schools presented these stats:
Internet Explorer 7 20.8%
Internet Explorer 6 34.9%
Internet Explorer 5 1.5%
Firefox 35.4%
Mozilla 1.2%
Safari 1.6%
Opera 1.5%
You want all […]
A print stylesheet will let your readers print a printer friendly version of your web pages to read off-line. Especially useful if your website contains a lot of information. They will not want to print out all the ads and banners, so here is an easy way to make get a print stylesheet to make […]
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User dynamics refers to the relationship between websites and their users. User dynamics are good when the user feels the website is on the same ‘wavelength’, providing what they are looking for and respecting their needs. User dynamics are bad when the user feels offended, confused, or frustrated that they are wasting their time. […]
Most people find a web page less readable than paper pages and take about one third longer to read it. We need to make it easier for them so they will stick around and keep on reading.
Online collaboration challenges even the best website navigation systems. Collaboration software, such as wikis, can result in wonderful collections of cross-referenced, inter-connected, multi-author information.
However the multiple authors are often independent-minded, opinionated people from all walks of life. Authors need to find, change and comment on each other’s work. Visitors access the site for different information, […]
People move around the web using a range of characteristic styles. When you are creating websites you need to ensure your site accommodates all these styles. Jakob Neilson tells us people who visit websites are often:
Clickers,
Scanners,
Printers, or
Multiple-window users
Each of these has their own needs
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