From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 7 18:24:36 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24F9716A41F for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 18:24:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Received: from vhost109.his.com (vhost109.his.com [216.194.225.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C314443D45 for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 18:24:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Received: from [172.16.1.3] (localhost.his.com [127.0.0.1]) by vhost109.his.com (8.12.11/8.12.3) with ESMTP id j97IORaN017690; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:24:32 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from brad@stop.mail-abuse.org) Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <200510071704.j97H4Mte019776@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <200510071704.j97H4Mte019776@lurza.secnetix.de> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:47:05 +0200 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org From: Brad Knowles Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Cc: Oliver Fromme Subject: Re: new FreeBSD-webpage X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:24:36 -0000 At 7:04 PM +0200 2005-10-07, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Scrolling is always preferable to clicking since it requires less > > effort and has a better response time. > > I'm afraid I have to disagree. Moving the mouse pointer to > the scroll bar, clicking it and dragging it is definitely > more effort than simply clicking a link. It depends on how much bandwidth you have, and how bad the latency is between you and the web server response. If you have infinite bandwidth and the latency is virtually zero, then clicking a link is faster. If you have lower bandwidth and/or higher latency, then scrolling is likely to be better. Who are you going to try to optimize the web pages for? -- Brad Knowles, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755 SAGE member since 1995. See for more info.