Comments on: De-Click http://andylaub.com/2005/12/17/de-click/ they call me "The Solution" Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:54:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: PDF http://andylaub.com/2005/12/17/de-click/comment-page-1/#comment-169 PDF Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:02:43 +0000 http://andylaub.com/?p=190#comment-169 Word. It didn't seem sluggish to me, but what if it wasn't Flash? Given browsers' current DOM capabilities and IE7 finally rendering the alpha channel of a .png image, I'm guessing almost that entire site could be done without Flash and become more accessible. Would that make it more appealing? An in-page timeline could be created to act as a faux history. Or maybe mouseovers can generate a new http request making the browser history functional and the site bookmarkable. Though chances are it would lead to a lot of unwanted page requests, making it seem even more sluggish. The fewer clicks seems like something worth looking into for certain applications but there is definitely a point where it becomes too few clicks. Word. It didn’t seem sluggish to me, but what if it wasn’t Flash? Given browsers’ current DOM capabilities and IE7 finally rendering the alpha channel of a .png image, I’m guessing almost that entire site could be done without Flash and become more accessible. Would that make it more appealing?

An in-page timeline could be created to act as a faux history. Or maybe mouseovers can generate a new http request making the browser history functional and the site bookmarkable. Though chances are it would lead to a lot of unwanted page requests, making it seem even more sluggish.

The fewer clicks seems like something worth looking into for certain applications but there is definitely a point where it becomes too few clicks.

]]> By: Andy http://andylaub.com/2005/12/17/de-click/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Andy Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:22:12 +0000 http://andylaub.com/?p=190#comment-168 You're absolutely right. I think it makes sense to click to get to different pages, but I have no problem with using onMouseover or onClick commands to grab additional information relevant to the page I'm looking at. The other problem is that the click-free environment relies on Flash, which in my case made it seem more sluggish than just plain old html/clicking pages. You’re absolutely right. I think it makes sense to click to get to different pages, but I have no problem with using onMouseover or onClick commands to grab additional information relevant to the page I’m looking at.

The other problem is that the click-free environment relies on Flash, which in my case made it seem more sluggish than just plain old html/clicking pages.

]]> By: PDF http://andylaub.com/2005/12/17/de-click/comment-page-1/#comment-167 PDF Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:02:26 +0000 http://andylaub.com/?p=190#comment-167 It's interesting to me because I came across it while considering how to implement different things. What's good for clicks and what's not? On <a href="http://escapeeperil.com" title="eskah 23?" rel="nofollow">Escape Eperil</a>, changing views of the eperils doesn't require a click and I much prefer it that way. Some image galleries go without clicks and that navigation works to their advantage. However, a whole site working without clicking doesn't appeal to me much. Back button? It’s interesting to me because I came across it while considering how to implement different things. What’s good for clicks and what’s not? On Escape Eperil, changing views of the eperils doesn’t require a click and I much prefer it that way. Some image galleries go without clicks and that navigation works to their advantage.

However, a whole site working without clicking doesn’t appeal to me much. Back button?

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