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Re: Anyone know javascript?

Thu, 08 September 2005 10:48

I realise that this is not the place for such discussion (nor such a question...anyhoo), but there is a fundemental flaw in every option put forth...

Forms are not for navigation, ever. This is one of the key principles laid down in Tim Berners Lee's orignal design for the 'world wide web', written in 1982.
First of all, here's the answer to the original request:

 
<a href="fileName.html" title="Go to next page">Clickity click!</a>

If you want it to look like a button, try this: (google 'CSS buttons' for more)

 
<a href="fileName.html" style="border:2px outset #ccc;padding:3px 2px; background:#aaa; color:#000;">Clickity click!</a>

As for the forms (<form>) vs. links (<a>) thing, the reason is quite simple. Forms are designed to accept and relay information entered by a person. Links are designed to be the sole navigation mechanism of the world wide web and as such, the web has been designed around the above premise. All 'bots' (computer controlled browsers) use links to navigate between pages. This is very important as without search bots indexing your site, it will never show up on Google, Yahoo or any of the search sites. Whilst having people link to your site will get the home page listed with search engines, if they're unable to scan deeper you will be given a VERY low search rank due to lack of content.

There are many more reasons, but I think that'll do considering this is a automotive forum Razz