Re: Secondary Nav Bar

[LeeTambiah <l_tambiah linuxmail org>]

Quim Gil wrote:
> Right, this is an appropriate example. I have foun d another one at
> http://www.sas.com/software/index.html (secondary nav in the left).
>
> I have two concerns with detached secondary nav bars:
>
> - They are detached  :)  and not always it is clear the dependency of
> the secondar nav block over the primary nav bar. This is mostly a
> look&feel work. Ubuntu keeps more or less a clear hierarchy because the
> primary nav is aligned to the right, being at the top of the column.
> Having the primary or the secondary in the left would be risky IMO.
> http://leetambiah.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/downloads/layoutPlanSecondary0.1.svg has primary aligned to the left and secondary in the right column. I think this is risky, disorientating.
>
> - They cause extra repetition of terms. The Ubuntu page has "Support" in
> the primary nav, in the header of the secondary and the title. The SAS
> page has "Products & Solutions" also 3 times. Not optimal, I think.
>
> Combining primary and secondary either in horizontal or vertical
> position shows clearly the dependencies and avoids repetition of words
> in the navigation.
>
> I still prefer a combined horizontal set, but if you prefer the detached
> combination knowing its risks let's go ahead by now. 
>
> No matter what we choose we will always be able to improve once we work
> with a real prototype. That's the good thing of good CSS and good CMS.
Quim, you have convinced me ;-). Please see the new svg for the
secondary layout page which shows the secondary navigation bar in its
new position with bread crumbs and the related links block component.

http://leetambiah.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/downloads/layoutPlanSecondary0.2.svg

Cheers

Lee