babble-digest Thursday, December 18 1997 Volume 01 : Number 085
In this issue:
Shocked Sites
Re: Shocked Sites
RE: Shocked Sites
Really Funny...NOT!
Re: Browser compatability... - SOLVED!
Re: Shocked Sites
TECH:fonts in Photoshop 4 - Win 95
HTML 4.0
scroller=no
Re: DeBabelizer + mac resource forks
What size monitors
Re: DeBabelizer + mac resource forks
Re: rollovers cont'd. (rcarver site)
Re: scroller=no
Searching engines
FW: Designing for the Web? A Survey
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 09:49:03 -0300
From: Ines Guerrero dos Santos <Ines@compugraf.com.br>
Subject: Shocked Sites
Hi @ll,
It's the first time that I write to Babble and I don't know if this
subjetc was discussed before.
I heard a statistic today about 15% of all sites on the net are using
Shockwave technology.
Well, we all know the main problems are the plugin installation
(netscape 3.0 and higher), the security level on IExplorer (many
browsers when installed shows level securiy set up on high) and browsers
that not support plugin installation (oldest browsers).
I would like to know how many people from this list vote in behalf of
the creation of "shocked sites".
Thanks in advance.
[ ]s,
Ines Guerrero
Sao Paulo, Brazil
ines@compugraf.com.br
http://www.exceleconomico.com.br
PS: Sorry if I made some grammar mistakes on my msg... ;-)
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:38:50 GMT
From: Jason Holland <jason@head-newmedia.com>
Subject: Re: Shocked Sites
>I would like to know how many people from this list vote in behalf
of
>the creation of "shocked sites".
Shocked technology can give incredible results, and be simple to put
together. It should never be INSTEAD of the standard html version (unless
the only desired effects will only perform it's end result or function with
Shockwave).
A classic example is the D&AD site ( http://www.dandad.org
).This site
looks ok and has some great highlights in its interface design (although
I
would say that, I did half the graphics when I worked at that particular
design company) and a lot of the content is interesting to the creative
world. But a MAJOR problem with it is that there's no html alternative
resulting in a vast majority of web users not being able to access ANY of
the content.
Useless.
The most user friendly sites have a choice of high or low band-width
versions, and this should be carried through to use of technology.
Jason Holland (Creative Director)
Head New Media 444 Brixton Road London
Tel: +44(0)171 737 7579 Fax: +44 (0)171 737
7971
http://www.head-newmedia.com
http://www.head-space.com/Jay
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:03:37 +0200
From: Steven Crane <stevec@datapro.co.za>
Subject: RE: Shocked Sites
I'm of the opinion that if its not built into the browser you shouldn't
use it. If its a site catering to a high-tech audience its fine but not
for the average company's site.
I can't speak for other countries but here in South Africa most business
users are almost computer illiterate, knowing only how to use the
functionality of those programs they use in their work. When it comes
to installing extra software or plug-ins they are quite clueless, so
would probably not be able to view a shocked site unless their IT people
have installed the necessary plug-ins for them.
Steve Crane (MCSD, SBN2 Member)
E-mail ......... mailto:stevec@datapro.co.za
Web (Company) .. http://www.datapro.co.za
(Personal).. http://home.pix.za/pa/pak00325
ICQ Pager ...... http://wwp.mirabilis.com/4364105
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ines Guerrero dos Santos [SMTP:Ines@compugraf.com.br]
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 1997 2:49 PM
> To: 'Lista High5 Babble'
> Subject: Shocked Sites
>
> I would like to know how many people from this list vote in behalf
of
> the creation of "shocked sites".
>
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 08:38:14 -0700 (MST)
From: Mark Newhouse <newhouse@pirl.lpl.arizona.edu>
Subject: Really Funny...NOT!
Toren:
I am sure that I was not the only one offended by the animated gif URL
you posted. I am equally sure that many people found it as humorous as
you did. Please, in the future, give us some idea as to the content so
that we can make an informed decision about taking a look.
Thanks,
- --Mark
newhouse@lpl.arizona.edu <-> Interaction
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~newhouse
<-> Distraction
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<-> Instruction
http://www.WebSiteCreation.com
<-> Production
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:55:54 -0500
From: Dana Adams <dana@studiowerks.com>
Subject: Re: Browser compatability... - SOLVED!
Thanks to all who sent suggestions. It turns out that while th later
versions of Navigator support the <TD WIDTH=nnn> tag, NN 2.02 &
3.0 seem
to ignore this. It turns out (thanks to Porter Glendinning) that all I
needed to add were <BR> tags between the images
Check out http://www.studiowerks.com/ues/dinoweb.htm
-- I'd be
interested in comments on color theme and use of rollovers (minimal) and
any other criticisms as well...
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:54:53 -0500
From: zeppo@netpass.com (Liam Casey)
Subject: Re: Shocked Sites
Ines Guerrero dos Santos wrote:
> I would like to know how many people from this list vote in behalf
of
> the creation of "shocked sites".
Shockwave, like any other tool on the Web, can be used the right
way
and (all to often) the wrong way. In some cases, its use is justified --
sometimes a site can only work with Shockwave. Othertimes, it just seems
to be a bandwidth-taxing setup that could easily be replaced by simple
HTML. So long as it is used by careful designers who know the power of
both Shockwave AND HTML and the limits of the Web (ie, they don't go and
create a 500k applet simply because they can), shocked sites are indeed
a benefactor. After all, we must constantly move forward.
- -Liam Casey
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 11:01:01 -0500
From: Carlos Javier Roldán <croldan@pragma.com.co>
Subject: TECH:fonts in Photoshop 4 - Win 95
Hi,
The photoshop 4 in Win only works with True Type fonts?
I´ll will work with the AdobeSm font, but it is of the system.
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 11:23:29 -0600
From: Erik Kittlaus <erik@unidial.com>
Subject: HTML 4.0
Does anyone know when HTML 4.0 is going to be implemented?
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 11:35:45 -0600
From: Erik Kittlaus <erik@unidial.com>
Subject: scroller=no
In creating a pop-up window in Javascript with the scrolling attribute
set to no, I'm finding that it only takes hold in Nav4. Nav3 and IE4
still scroll. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
Erik
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 11:40:18 -0600
From: egan jones <wahoo@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: DeBabelizer + mac resource forks
>This is true but i get larger gifs with DeBabelizer.
>For example with a very large image i got 50k with Photoshop 4
>and 55k with DeBabelizer Pro 4.5 using the same settings.
Are you using a Mac? Mac versions of both Photoshop and DeBabelizer
place
resource forks on GIF (and other) files, making them seem larger than they
are. (Always read the number in parenthesis when you "get info".)
There are some programs out there to strip the resource fork off your
files
to give you a more accurate size. I use GifBuilder0.5 (shareware) to strip
off the resource fork on my gifs. They get stripped anyway when you up
load them to a UNIX server (and NT too, depending on how you do it). Just
read numbers going by real fast in the FTP output...
Laters-
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 20:10:00 +0200
From: hennerich@superonline.com (Karl Heinz Kluter)
Subject: What size monitors
Hi, dear fellas,
does anybody know about
what size monitors are the most spreaded
what is the screensize
used by the user.
Is there a selling statistic existing?
thanks a lot for reply
Karlheinz
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 13:30:55 -0500
From: Steven Champeon <schampeo@hesketh.com>
Subject: Re: DeBabelizer + mac resource forks
At 11:40 AM 12/18/97 -0600, egan jones graced us with:
> >This is true but i get larger gifs with DeBabelizer.
> >For example with a very large image i got 50k with Photoshop 4
> >and 55k with DeBabelizer Pro 4.5 using the same settings.
>
> Are you using a Mac? Mac versions of both Photoshop and DeBabelizer
place
> resource forks on GIF (and other) files, making them seem larger than
they
> are. (Always read the number in parenthesis when you "get info".)
It would help if you understood what resource forks are and how the
Mac filesystem determines "file sizes". There are plenty of FAQs
on
the Web which discuss this topic, though, so I won't go into it here.
Suffice it to say that *nothing matters but the transfer size*.
> There are some programs out there to strip the resource fork off your
files
> to give you a more accurate size. I use GifBuilder0.5 (shareware)
to strip
> off the resource fork on my gifs. They get stripped anyway when you
up
> load them to a UNIX server (and NT too, depending on how you do it).
Just
> read numbers going by real fast in the FTP output...
Question; why strip the resource fork off a file if you are going
to upload it to a UNIX server anyway?
Disk space is cheap.
Is it really that important to know exactly how many bytes are in a file
on your local hard drive when you're a Web developer? If so, don't you
think it might make more sense to get a file browser which can tell you
how big the data fork is exactly?
Hey, here's one now:
http://www.prgrsoft.com/pages/disktop.html
Bear in mind that I haven't used DiskTop since I got it for free as part
of a Macintosh SECRETS book disk distribution, but it was a great little
tool back then (c. '94).
And here's an application which deletes the resource fork altogether!
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/disk/resfork-killer-14.
hqx
(don't get me started on why HyperArchive has such an idiotic URL...)
HTH,
Steve
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 14:15:39 -0500
From: Jeffrey Zeldman <jeffrey@zeldman.com>
Subject: Re: rollovers cont'd. (rcarver site)
>here's an experimental site I'm working on that uses rollovers quite
a
>bit:
>
>http://www.graceland.edu/~rcarver
(netscape 4 only right now. sorry.. I
>know, I know... :)
>
>comments are very welcome.
it's beautiful. i admire your talent as well as your technique.
not picking on this site per se -- again, i think it's lovely -- but
my
problem with this approach generally is that it *assumes visitor interest*,
and that's dangerous. it may be entirely appropriate on this particular
site. (after all, no one looks at a personal portfolio unless they are
thinking of hiring you, considering admitting you to an academic program,
or have some other strong motivation such as a personal friendship with
the
creator.)
it may also be appropriate for heavily branded product sites with inherent
general interest, short-lived entertainment sites devoted to major movies,
or underground sites with cult followings.
but as a general model for websites, the cryptic front end has real drawbacks.
words are our friends. we've been using them for a long time. engaging
text
can help establish mood and tone as well as providing reasons to explore
a
site.
when you eschew the power of language, your only enticement is design.
in
an over-saturated medium that taxes the patience of most visitors (28.8),
if you don't show me something absolutely amazing, you will lose me fast.
your design may be skillfull. it may even be Art with a capital a. but
no
matter how well it's designed, a navigational system is only a navigational
system. it's not a reason to visit or linger.
yes, current advertising (mentioned earlier in the thread) often emphasizes
graphics over words. but an ad is not a website. i already know what coke
is, and i don't have to wait 30 seconds to see it and move on. image ads
are designed to be seen in passing and linger in the mind. websites are
designed to be explored. (and there are plenty of words in other ads, such
as the Saturn campaign. if i'm asking you to invest in a car, i need to
use
words. it's often equally true if i'm asking you to invest an hour in a
website.)
we've all seen terrible corporate sites with front ends that say "about
our
products," "about our services," "about our staff."
since we've usually no
reason to care about your products, services, or staff, we move on.
the cryptically-front-ended model is often far-better designed, but may
be
no more persuasive or enticing, than "about our products, about our
services ..."
one more time: not picking on this particular website, just continuing
the
dialogue.
my pair o' pennies. great thread.
jeffrey
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 19:34:57 -0000
From: "Diogo N. Heleno" <np59re@mail.telepac.pt>
Subject: Re: scroller=no
- -----Original Message-----
From: Erik Kittlaus <erik@unidial.com>
To: Highfive (babble) <babble@highfive.com>
Date: quinta-feira, 18 de dezembro de 1997 18:23
Subject: scroller=no
>In creating a pop-up window in Javascript with the scrolling attribute
>set to no, I'm finding that it only takes hold in Nav4. Nav3 and IE4
>still scroll. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
>
Deny for IE4 and 3. It works just fine.
kaya
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:47:07 +0100
From: "Lars A. Brekken" <pdesign@online.no>
Subject: Searching engines
Hello everybody!
I've experienced some trouble with registering some sites at various
search
engines. I register the site, with correct keywords, URL and description,
but a few weeks later, and can't find my site when searching for it. I read
in a mail here in babble that Yahoo is understaffed, but when it comes to
all the automatic search engines, why don't they register my URLs correctly?
I'd appreciate some comments on this, and what I eventually can do to
better the situation. Please note that this happens also when using
META-tags. I think that I'm far from alone with this problem, and I hope
some of you have found a way to solve this...
All answers are appreciated, please reply to my private e-mail adress
if
you answer doesn't concern the list.
Thanks in advance,
Lars A. Brekken [larsarne@online.no]
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:09:00 -0500
From: Martha Wilkes <marwil@aent.com>
Subject: FW: Designing for the Web? A Survey
from the user interface design list I'm on...I look forward to the
results
-----Original Message-----
From: pvora [SMTP:pvora@uswest.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 1997 11:16 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Designing for the Web? A Survey
Hello:
I am doing a survey to understand how people design and develop Web
pages, what tools they use, and what their design and development
environment is.
The findings from this survey will be reported in Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM) 'interactions' magazine in mid-1998.
If you are actively involved in authoring/designing Web pages, I'd
appreciate your response to the attched survey. (Responding to the
survey will take you about 20-25 minutes.)
Because I am working under severe time constraints, I may not be able
to
include your responses received after JANUARY 15, 1998. Therefore, we
will appreciate your taking the time now to respond to this survey.
Also, if you have any sugegstions or comments about the survey, send
me
an e-mail (pvora@uswest.com) or call me (+1-303-685-2023)
Thank you.
Pawan...
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Designing for the Web? A Survey
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Purpose
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There are three purposes to this survey:
1. To find out how people design & develop Web pages. This
includes interaction design for content-only pages and
interactive Web applications, which use GUI-like
interface elements such as text fields, buttons, check
boxes etc.
2. To identify the tools used by designers (user interface
designers, graphic designers, etc.) for designing Web
pages.
3. To understand the nature of Web development
environment.
The findings from this survey will be reported in Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM) 'interactions' magazine in mid-1998. We will
also use your responses to determine the extent to which the upcoming
Web authoring tools match your needs and expectations.
We respect your right to privay and will keep your responses anonymous.
Because we are working under severe time constraints, we may not be able
to include your responses received after JANUARY 15, 1998. Therefore, we
will appreciate your taking the time now to respond to this survey.
If you have any questions about this survey or have any suggestions,
please contact Pawan R. Vora at 1+303-685-2023 or send him an e-mail at
pvora@uswest.com.
Thank you.
Who should respond to the survey
--------------------------------
You may respond to this survey if you are actively involved in
authoring/designing Web pages (i.e., Webmasters, information developers,
user interface designers, graphic designers, etc.).
NOTE: If you manage a Web site development team, we will be grateful
if
you can ask the people in your Web development team who are involved in
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Send your responses to
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Author Profile
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1. Name (optional):
2. E-mail (optional):
3. Professional training in (check all that apply):
[ ] Computer Programming
[ ] Graphic Design
[ ] Human Factors
[ ] Marketing/Advertising
[ ] Technical writing/Communication/
Information Developer
[ ] User Interface Design
[ ] Other, specify: {______________________________}
4. Principal reasons for designing Web pages:
(check all that apply)
[ ] Principal job responsibility
(i.e., Webmaster-type responsibilities)
[ ] One of several tasks required by job
[ ] Hobby/personal interest
[ ] To help friends/family/non-profit organizations
[ ] Other, specify: {______________________________}
Experience designing for the Web
---------------------------------
5. How long have you been designing Web pages?
[ ] less than 3 months
[ ] 3-6 months
[ ] 6-12 months
[ ] 6 months-1 year
[ ] more than 2 years
6. Do you design for (check all that apply)?
[ ] Educational Institutions
[ ] Corporations (for use for customers and vendors)
[ ] Employees within a corporation (intranets)
[ ] Personal use
7. What types of Web pages have you designed?
(check all that apply):
[ ] Arts & Entertainment
[ ] Current Events/News
[ ] Conference Announcements
[ ] Indexes (A collection of links to other web sites.)
[ ] Personal home pages
[ ] Product Ads/Catalogs
[ ] Product/Service information
[ ] Work/Organization Info
[ ] Research Papers/Reports
[ ] Sports
[ ] Other, specify: {______________________________}
Authoring Toolkit profile
--------------------------
8. What type of authoring tool(s) do you use to author Web
pages? (check all that apply.) For the tools you use,
please indicate your satisfaction with the tool along
the dimensions of: Overall Satisfaction, Ease of
Learning, Ease of Use, Functionality, and Extensibility.
8a) [ ] Text editor (e.g., NotePad, WordPad, TeachText,
SimpleText, vi)
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
8b) [ ] HTML Editor (e.g, Allaire Homesite, HotMetal,
BBEdit)
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
8c) [ ] GUI-type (WYSIWYG) Editor (e.g., Adobe Pagemill,
Claris HomePage, Netscape Composer)
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
8d) [ ] Site creation tool (e.g., Net Objects Fusion,
HahtSite)
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
8e) [ ] Database-driven (e.g., Lotus Notes)
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
8f) [ ] Text-to-HTML or file-to-HTML conversion tools
(e.g., HTML Transit, HoTamale, Internet Assistant
for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office '97, etc.)
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
8g) [ ] Acrobat Exchange or similar tools to create PDF
documents
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
9) Do you use a combination of tools to design Web pages?
[ ] Always [ ] Sometimes [ ] Never
If 'Always' or 'Sometimes,'
9a) indicate the combination of tools you use
9b) describe your reasons for doing so.
10) Do you design and develop your own graphics?
[ ] Always [ ] Sometimes [ ] Never
Specify the product you use:
Rate the product with respect to the following:
(use 1-7 scale; 1-low and 7-high):
Overall Satisfaction: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of learning: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Ease of use: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Functionality: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Extensibility: _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7
Web Development Environment
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11) What is the average time to develop a set of Web
pages?
[ ] A few days
[ ] A few weeks to 1 month
[ ] 1-3 months
[ ] 3-6 months
[ ] 6 months - 1 year
[ ] Longer than 1 year
12) How many Web pages are designed in this duration?
[ ] 1-10
[ ] 11-50
[ ] 51-100
[ ] 101-500
[ ] more than 500
13) On average, how many people participate in Web
development (including yourself):
[ ] 1-2
[ ] 3-5
[ ] 6-10
[ ] more than 19
Design and Evaluation
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14) Do you use design guidelines/style guides when
designing Web pages?
[ ] Always [ ] Sometimes [ ] Never
If 'Always' or 'Sometimes,'
14a) what is the source of these design style guides?
[ ] Available on the Web
[ ] Developed in-house
[ ] A combination of the above
15) Are designs optimized for faster download?
[ ] Always [ ] Sometimes [ ] Never
16) Are designs optimized to improve access for people
with disabilities:
[ ] Always [ ] Sometimes [ ] Never
17) Do you evalue the Web pages you design for usability?
[ ] Never
[ ] Sometimes
[ ] Often
[ ] Almost all the times
[ ] All the time
18) What type of usability evaluation technique(s) do you
use? (check all that apply)
[ ] Informal testing with colleagues and people in the
development team
[ ] User walk-throughs
[ ] Usability inspection/Heuristic evaluation
[ ] Usability testing in a controlled environment
[ ] Other, specify: {______________________________}
Publishing environment
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19) How is information published to the Web?
(check all that apply)
[ ] FTP
[ ] HTTP
[ ] Copied straight to the server
[ ] Other, specify (e.g, Webmaster responsibility):
{______________________________}
20) Do several people in the team publish to the same
Web site?
[ ] Always [ ] Sometimes [ ] Never
If 'Always' or 'Sometimes,'
20a) Do you hand over your work to a person (e.g.,
Webmaster), who then publishes it to a Web server
or you directly update the Web site? Select
'Publish directly (several people)' if several
people publish to the Web site directly.
[ ] Hand it to a Webmaster
[ ] Publish directly
[ ] Publish directly (several people)
Comments
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Please provide us with any comments about designing on the Web; for
example, what you like about certain Web development tools, what you
don't like about them, how you think Web authoring/development can be
facilitated etc.?
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Would you be interested in a follow-up interview to discuss your
responses in detail?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, please list your name and a way to contact you (email, phone
and/or postal address).
Name:
Contact information/E-mail:
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