[bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:03:46 -0700
Very clear. Now I understand. Thanks!
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Lori Castner [loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:54 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
Hi, Scott,
In a nutshell, yes, navigating the TOC is too much. Each subsection of
information is very brief. I read one subsection, then go back to section
four, and need to scroll through the TOC to read the next little subsection.
I spend more time navigating around than I do reading information.
I have found some shortcuts after spending quite a lot of time navigating
around.
When I finish a subsection such as 4I on ellipses, I can go back to Section
four and then type V for "visited link". This action takes me to the
subsection on ellipses and I can arrow down to the next subsection. That's
helpful to me.
However, if each subsection had a "next link" below it, I would have been
able to go more quickly from one subsection to the next.
Or as Stacey suggests, if each subsection had a heading, one could read
through the whole section uninterrupted.
It is true that once I am familiar with the manual and want to occasionally
look up a reference the detailed Table of Contents is helpful, but reading
through the manual with this method of navigation is cumbersome until one
finds shortcuts.
But since you plan other formats for later use, those formats will be more
easily navigated. I just wish that reviewing this version to provide
feedback was less cumbersome. Also, if Bookshare plans to retain an online
version, easier navigation is really needed.
Thanks for reading this response.
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:04 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>I am not quite sure I follow here.
>
> Clearly you are all encountering something similar that disrupts
> navigability for you. The first link on the TOC takes you to the start of
> each chapter. Why not just scroll down the page from there?
>
> Is the issue that scanning the through a detailed TOC is too much? That
> that the "Go Back" links scattered throughout the chapter text too
> intrusive or something else entirely?
>
> Thanks
>
> Scott Rains
> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
> ________________________________________
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson
> [staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:54 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Hi Lori,
> That's what I thought when I read the manual a couple days ago.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lori Castner<mailto:loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:44 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Stacey, I agree with you; in an online version, it would be much easier to
> navigate with headings or lists.
> Lori
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stacey Robinson<mailto:staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:38 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Laurrie,
> I'd like to see everything on proofreading in one section. Not split by
> various links. Maybe it could have headings instead.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lori Castner<mailto:loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:27 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Hi, Everyone,
>
> Am I the only one who finds this online manual that we are reviewing this
> week to be extremely cumbersome to navigate?
> I am reviewing Section 4 about Proofreading, and whenever I complete
> reading one small section, I wish there were a link that said "next" so
> that I could just proceed.
> Am I missing some simple way to read through this document subsection
> after subsection?
> I am not a novice at reading documents with links and other internet
> materials, but this manual prompts me to feel like a total beginner!
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Lori C.
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