borders on images

[Michael Haseltine]

Interesting point. In this case, the words following the icon are part of
the same link so the consequence of the icon not being identified as a link
are inconsequential. The icon is there for visual reasons like aesthetics
and identification, rather than as a link.

Nontheless, your point is well taken, and I'll keep it in mind for other cases.

>There is a difference between you not wanting a blue border and the users 
>who expect a blue box to indicate a clickable space. Image maps are bad 
>enough since there is almost no feedback. In most pc/mac based software 
>the clickable button _greys_ to provide feedback. If you eliminate the 
>blue box you'll need to user test this to figure how many folks will miss 
>the link. If you watch people using web pages on a graphical browser what 
>they do is _ignore_ most information looking for the link. If you _hide_ 
>the link many will miss it.
>
>--Thom


Michael Haseltine -- Office of Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona
haseltin at ag.arizona.edu