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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Michael Nelson wrote on 07/10/09 13:21:
>...
> Yet another breadcrumb/heading question :) Basically, which is better:
> 
> Option 1: low redundancy:
> 
> H1: Define upstream link
> BC: Ubuntu >> 9.04 >> “mozilla-firefox” source package >> Define
> upstream link
> 
> or
> 
> Option 2: redundancy and possibly google-fu (h1 being weighted?)

Google-fu is not an issue here: Google doesn't have permission to see
this page.

> H1: Define upstream link for mozilla-firefox in Ubuntu Jaunty
> BC: Ubuntu >> 9.04 >> “mozilla-firefox” source package >> Define
> upstream link
> 
> I'm not sure how we envisage people using the heading+breadcrumbs
> together (ie. do people look at both as a single unit, or do peoples'
> eyes scan the h1 for context and only look at breadcrumbs if they need
> to navigate within the current context etc.)
>...

In your next user testing, I suggest testing a branch that displays
realistic-looking but completely wrong breadcrumbs, e.g. "Ubuntu » Hoary
» Translations » trunk » Latest bugs". With their current style and
placement, I predict most people wouldn't even notice.

Cheers
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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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