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  | Have a link labeled 'Home' on every page on the site, except for the home page. | Usability.gov 5:1 | |
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Many sites place the organization's logo on the top of every page and link it to the homepage.
While many users expect logos are clickable, around 25% will not realize that links to the homepage.
Therefore, include a link labeled 'Home' near the top of the page to help those users.
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| http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy1 | | 1 |
| http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy2 | | 1 |
| http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy3 | | 1 |
 | Do not create or direct users into pages that have no navigational options. No links out of these pages found. | Usability.gov 7:1 | |
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Many web pages contain links that open new browser windows. When these browser windows open,
the Back button is disabled, and if the new window opens full-screen, users may not realize
that a new window has appeared, and become frustrated because they cannot press Back.
Popup windows should contain a prominent control that closes the window.
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| http://www.designnu.com/counter.php | | 1 |
| | Minimize the time required to download a Web site's pages. | Usability.gov 2:6 | |
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Users rate download times up to five seconds as 'good' and over ten seconds as 'poor'.
Reduce the download time to 5 seconds or less by reducing the size of the page. | | |
| This page or file took 16 seconds to load.
http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy1 | | 1 |
| This page or file took 8 seconds to load.
http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy3 | | 1 |
| | Omitting IMG WIDTH or HEIGHT attributes means page text jumps about as images load. | Usability.gov 14:3 | |
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This makes the page very hard to read while it's loading, and the user may click on the wrong link if it moves as it's being clicked.
Add width and height attributes to the img tag matching the image dimensions. Authoring tools
like Dreamweaver can automate this process. | | |
| http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy1 | | 239 239 260 261 262 |
| http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy2 | | 239 239 260 261 262 |
| http://www.designnu.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=toy3 | | 239 239 260 261 262 |
| | Provide a search option on each page of content-rich web sites. | Usability.gov 17:4 | |
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A search option should be provided on all pages where it may be useful - users should not have to return to the homepage to conduct a search. Search engines can be helpful on content-rich web sites, but do not add value on other types of sites. | | |
| http://www.designnu.com/0new_main.htm | | 1 |
| http://www.designnu.com/0new_top.htm | | 1 |
| http://www.designnu.com/counter.php | | 1 |
| | This page has no title. Each page should have a descriptive and meaningfully different title. | Usability.gov 9:2 | |
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Title refers to the text shown in the browser title bar, and displayed in search engines results pages. If two or more pages have the same title, they cannot be differentiated by users or the Favorites capability of the browser.
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| http://www.designnu.com/counter.php | | 1 |
| | Use text links rather than image links. In general, text links are more easily recognized as clickable. | Usability.gov 10:6 | |
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Text links usually download faster, are preferred by users, and should change colors after being selected. It is usually easier to convey a link's destination in text, rather than with the use of an image.
Users often find it hard to tell which images are clickable without moving the cursor over them ('minesweeping').
Another benefit to using text links is that users with text-only and deactivated graphical browsers can see the navigation options. | | |
| http://www.designnu.com/0new_top.htm | | 84 |
 | Use at least a 12-point font on all Web pages. | Usability.gov 11:8 | |
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The following are all smaller than 12 point:
- <p style="font-size: 11pt;" >
- <p style="font-size: 11px;" >
- <p style="font-size: small;" >
- <font size="2" >
- <font size="-1" >
For users over age 65, it may be better to use at least fourteen-point fonts.
Never use less than nine-point font on a Web site.
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| http://www.designnu.com/0new_main.htm | | 17 |
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