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Speedy access to any page sitting anywhere on a site has long been the goal of web masters, information architects and most importantly users. The 'Three click rule' is based on this need and, well, it just seems to make a lot of common sense all round.
When the v4.0 browsers emerged and developers began experimenting with crossovers between JavaScript, style sheets, layers and positioning (dHTML) a new form of navigation emerged: the dHTML drop down menu.
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- It turned on designers because it meant navigation elements could remain images with roll over effects opening up the full menu of options onmouseover while saving precious space on the interface.
- It turned on coders because it made them look damn smart (which they had been) and it opened up new creative challenges. Needless to say, the proliferation and sophistication of these scripts has grown organically and exponentially.
- And it turned everyone on because dHTML menus liberated navigation for users by allowing
them to move vertically and laterally through a site. It meant freedom of movement.
dHTML menu's were meant to liberate navigation for users by allowing them to move vertically and laterally through a site. It means freedom of movement. This remains true. But it also happens to be a very one-dimensional view of what is involved in the act of a user perceiving a web page and interacting with dynamic elements.
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