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Are you really bothered by this? For example reddit and news.yc does the same, I don't see it as a problem. Odd? Yes. Standard? Yes.
by asmosoinio 19y ago
Are you really bothered by this? For example reddit and news.yc does the same, I don't see it as a problem. Odd? Yes. Standard? Yes.
- brlewis 19y agoBeing a web-savvy person myself, I'm not thrown by this particular usability error. It's an easy one to make when working with templates; I have pages myself with this problem. However, I do think it's worth pointing out. It's standard just like stubbing your toe is standard. Everybody does it sometimes, but it's worth avoiding. See #10 on this list: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20031110.html http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20031110.html
- asmosoinio 19y agoI guess you are right, it is worth avoiding. I am just so used to that behavior that it is what I expect a page to do, but I guess another way to refresh the page doesn't justify confusing the user.
- asmosoinio 19y agoBtw, I was just checking how sites handle this, and here's an innovative approach by Nokia: Let the Home-link take you to a totally different page if you are already on Home: http://mobilecodes.nokia.com/index.htm http://mobilecodes.nokia.com/index.htm ;)