I just want to mention that an initial menu is not far off and could possibly be released simultaneously.
Lindsey should have some mock-ups that complement what Heather has already mocked up at:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mobile_design/Wikipedia_navigation#Initial_me...
Phil
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Arthur Richards arichards@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Lindsey - Patrick also mentioned putting them on the left. I've seen
evidence to suggest controls work better on the LHS [1] but I'm not sure if those findings do not apply to mobile development where the screen size is so much smaller -
Unless you're using a Galaxy Nexus :p Or a tablet, or just using MobileFrontend in your browser on your fat 50" monitor because you just like the simplicity of the layout.
All - I'll like to see a preferences sub page which does things such as disabling images. I'd expect in the new look the logo would hint better that it is a drop down menu and that menu would make sense to have a settings link which contains these sort of things. The question is what do we do with them in the mean time? Leaving them in the footer seems like the obvious choice but it removes a lot of the wow factor, so maybe putting them in the menu which has yet to be styled might be more suitable.
I like your sentiment here. Overall I think we should prioritize usability over wow factor - otherwise the wow factor will be overshadowed by usability failure. There's nothing wrong with incrementally wow-ing our users and it will allow us to make adjustments quicker as we get feedback on incremental changes. So my vote is to just leave the links in the footer for now.
Arthur - FWIW (and off topic) I hate that the mobile site link is right at the bottom of the desktop page. If I'm on a slow connection/device this is the place i don't want it to be as I have to scroll to it/wait for content to load. I'd much rather it was at the top of the page as I can easily flick to mobile where necessary.
I *totally* agree. Regardless, I think the link should be super accessible and super obvious.
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