Browser use statistics -Reply

[Marc Davis]

On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Dan Lester wrote:

> 
> I recommend that people use lynx-friendly techniques, but
> with GUI web page creation tools it isn't always as "easy" or
> "automatic" to do so.  And, many simply don't bother.  I don't
> obsess about it, as our pages are not graphics intensive
> anyway, and we don't use graphics-only links.

In addition to the argument posed earlier about accessibility to text
browsing being disabilities-friendly (which I think is sufficient reason
for accessible html in and of itself), I think it bears mention that "lynx
usage" isn't the total measure of text-only browsing.  Anecdotally I know
that some folks regularly turn off image-loading when surfing,
particularly at lower modem speeds. 

My own take is that any graphics should contribute value to the site . . .
whether that aids in navigation or supplies real content itself or
tangibly enhances the content. Anything else just wastes bandwidth. 

But this one picture of my cat (or my library) is just *so* pretty . . . . 
:-)


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