Comments on: PixelMill

By: David

David — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:16:00 +0000

I used a Pixel Mill template for a client of mine. I ended up gutting it because he didn’t like this and that. But it got the ball rolling and gave me a structure to use. FrontPage isn’t so bad, I agree.

By: Ron Lusk

Ron Lusk — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:30:54 +0000

Showing the website is good; forcing use thereof is…less good (I believe).

I’ve got an alternative to this posted on my website, where the information is in the title attribute but the user can still use the link.
http://home.netcom.com/~luskr/weblog/radio/categories/webUsability/2002/06/11.html#a133

By: MeanDean

MeanDean — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 18:38:27 +0000

Ron, thanks for reminding us of both the tag and the title attribute of

Of the former, in this case, I want my average user to go to the webopedia and discover its usefulness.

Of the later, I should know better – hanging my head in shame …

By: Ron Lusk

Ron Lusk — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 18:20:42 +0000

I’ve found the tag helpful (where you have the link to GIGO above). It provides (through the title attribute) the text to display in a floating box over the page, without requiring the user to visit webopedia (for example). I use a style for the tag to highlight it as something “interesting”.

You could also use the title attribute on your hyperlink ( tag) to webopedia to give a short translation followed by “Click for more information”…