HTML and CSS Reference
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FIGURE 18.6
DON'T:
Too much
emphasis.
FIGURE 18.7
DO:
Less
emphasis.
Don't Use Browser-Specific Terminology
Avoid references in your text to specific features of specific browsers. For example, don't
use the following wording:
“Click here”
—What if your visitors are surfing without a mouse? Users of mobile
phones with touch screens “tap” on links. A more generic phrase is “Follow this
link.” (Of course, you should avoid the “here” syndrome in the first place, which
neatly gets around this problem, too.)
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“To save this page, pull down the File menu and select Save”
—Each browser
has a different set of menus and different ways of accomplishing the same actions.
If at all possible, do not refer to specifics of browser operation in your web pages.
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“Use the Back button to return to the previous page”
—Each browser has a dif-
ferent set of buttons and different methods for going back. If you want your visi-
tors to go back to a previous page or to any specific page, link those pages.
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