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["Alan MacHett" <machett AT ibiblio.org>]

Joanna,

I've never been a fan of that style of scrolling ticker.  I have only one
reason for that, but I believe it's an important reason: the user has no
control over it.  It's annoying to glance over and see the end of an
interesting link, only to have it scroll off the screen and now you're
stuck having to wait for it to come back around.

It's better to have a frame (iframe, flash, something) that the user can
scroll manually.  I've even seen ones that scroll automatically, but also
have a slider bar or other navigational tool to allow the user to control
it as well.  (Unfortunately, I can't remember where I saw such an
example.)

-Alan

In reference to Wolfe, Joanna's message:
> I am looking for opinions regarding a feature that we are considering
> implementing as part of our new homepage design.
>
> The feature is a scrolling ticker similar to the one on the Durham
> County Government website (left hand column - under This Week) as seen
> at:  http://www.co.durham.nc.us/
>
> What do you think about this feature?
> Does it make you stop and spend more time on the site?
> Does it make you draw your eye or cause a distraction?
> Does it engage you and then make you want to look at more of the
> static links on the page?
>
> Any comments would be helpful.
>