Re: Another Perspective on the Cause of the Keyhole Problem

Thanks for the suggestion, expecially the part about reordering.  Is your
suggestion about eliminating the discussion on control based on that
argument being invalid, being unconvincing, or simply being ineffective by
virtue of politically hurting my cause more than it helps it?  Or perhaps
there is some other basis...

As you might guess, I feel strongly about the control argument, because I
*do* feel that many web site designers are trying to seize control over
aspects of my environment where they have no legitimate claim.  Having said
that, I'm willing to consider getting rid of the argument if it hurts my
cause more than it helps, though it'd be a bitter pill to swallow.

Scott

At 04:22 PM 10/31/2003, Jill Huchital wrote:
>OK, I just reread the fixed-width web page keyholes
>chapter in light of this discussion, and I wonder if
>it would be more effective if the paragraphs about
>control were jettisoned, and the ones about displays
>becoming simultaneously smaller and larger were moved
>earlier in the chapter. It's a lot easier to close
>your mind to a argument about control than to refuse
>to acknowledge that web sites already are viewed on
>hardware and at resolutions that you probably didn't
>think about. You can keep the "plus, it looks stupid"
>comments if you like, especially if you're attached to
>the part about eating your vegetables, but that should
>be supporting data.