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From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-06 11:18:37
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| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jeff Garland
| Sent: 06 February 2006 14:15
| > But there's a long history here. Lots of people resented the fact
| > that so much of their screen real-estate was being "wasted"
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| I'm one of the group that argued for the current approach.
| I'd be more swayed
| by the 'readability research' if the boost site were a blog
| or something for
| reading. But in large part the boost site is scanned --
| people trying to find
| the right place to read a paragraph or two. The more
| scrolling you force the less usability in my view.
Strong agreement FWIW.
I like it.
Paul
PS But I do think some of the recent contributions on what Boost offers are
worth including too.
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