Pascal Central has had
the same frames-free menu look since it's beginnings back in 1996. In May
of 2000, however, I decided it was time for a change. I wanted to put some
of the more popular links in a side bar, but didn't know whether I should
use frames or not. I decided to put the fate of Pascal Central's new look
into the hands of Pascal programmers. A variety of choices were provided,
and Pascalians got to choose which option they preferred. The results of
the poll are as follows:
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Option
1
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Adding a sidebar
frame is a good idea, but only for the main page.
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11% |
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Option
2
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Adding
a sidebar frame is a good idea, and it should be propogated to all
the pages (i.e., the sidebar should always be available).
|
 |
28% |
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Option 3
|
Adding
a frame is a good idea, but it would be better as a toolbar at the
bottom of the page.
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6% |
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Option 4
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Add
frames, javascript, animated GIFs, and all the other bells and whistles
that you can.
|
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0% |
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Option
5
|
Don't
do it! Leave the pages frames-free. I've been very happy with it's
simple look and feel, and think frames would degrade the site.
|
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56% |
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Frames
vs
No
Frames
|
Frames
No
Frames
|
44%
56%
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It appears the majority of folks
prefer the simple no-Frames look of the site, and so I have honored that
decision. Pascal Central received a new make-over on 6-20-00, and you will
note that there are no frames to be found. The side bar is static, containing
useful links, and only appears on the main page. Considering every page
in Pascal Central contains a link back to the main page (by way of the Blaise
icon), this made perfect sense.
In any case, I'd be very interested
to hear what people think of the new look.
Pascal
Poll - Web Site Look