That scrolling thing

by "Linda Goin" <info(at)goinhome.com>

 Date:  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:51:36 -0700
 To:  <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
  todo: View Thread, Original
Hi Michelle - normally I don't jump in to critique pages, but I have to go
with howardm on this. Nothing is a no-no unless it's a nuclear weapon, IMO.
I've been seeing more and more horizontal scroll on pages that are
galleries, etc., and I like it - it's a bit different and I pay more
attention - plus it uses different muscles on my mouse wrist and that's a
good bit of therapy in itself. We're looking at designing a horizontal site
for a new client...

I'm with howardm, though - the other pages I've seen do not scroll both
ways. If the pic was maybe reduced a bit - or something. Looks like a bit of
rearranging - but it could be done. Great colors - a good balance with warm
and cool colors - might want to include quotes around the text. And you run
right into the right side on the end. Put a bit of a buffer there for the
right scroll bar.

IE5 on 800x600, btw. Now at 1024x768 it was gorgeous.

Nice.

Linda Goin
www.goinhome.com

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michelle Brown <mab(at)OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 7:25 PM
> Subject: Feedback on left right scrolling
>
>
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I work for the University of Oregon and my focus is primarily on our
> > Enrollment Services branch...   One of the staff members there saw a
page
> > that really impressed her.
> >
> > http://www.buffalo.edu/admissions/freshman
> >
> > Customization stuff and content aside...  check out the "My Life" Pages
on
> > the right
> >
> > The pages scroll left to right.  The admissions folks seem to really
like
> > this, my question is what do all you experts think.  My gut reaction was
> to
> > say "I don't know if that scrolling side to side is a good thing" its
not
> > intuitive to people who have been using the web...
> >
> > Visually it seems to work okay (with their backgrounds) but do you think
> > that web users are ready for changes like this.  Anyhow, thanks in
advance
> > for your comments.
> >
> > -Michelle
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> > Michelle Brown
> > Web Site Specialist
> > Student Academic Affairs
> > University of Oregon
> >
> > mab(at)oregon.uoregon.edu
> > (541) 346-1172
> >
> >
>
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