Comments on: Breadcrumbs Design Pattern http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/ The official blog of the YUI Project. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Den http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-87798 Den Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:12:25 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-87798 I personally thing that greater-than sign (">") is visually disturbing and just ugly! I think it should be → instead. I personally thing that greater-than sign (“>”) is visually disturbing and just ugly! I think it should be → instead.

]]> By: Bill Scott http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Bill Scott Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:40:58 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-183 Really great comments. Let me suggest moving the discussion to our Online patterns discussion forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-patterns. It's easier to discuss there and would love to capture the various thoughts here. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-patterns/message/20?threaded=1 Really great comments. Let me suggest moving the discussion to our Online patterns discussion forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-patterns. It’s easier to discuss there and would love to capture the various thoughts here.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-patterns/message/20?threaded=1

]]> By: FoX http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-175 FoX Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:27:28 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-175 How do I achieve this breadcrumb functionality by using the YUI library? How do I achieve this breadcrumb functionality by using the YUI library?

]]> By: RaDDiX http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-168 RaDDiX Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:45:46 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-168 A method that I often use is to put the breadcrumbs in a OL with the most top-level item above. Then I give all the LI's (except for the first one) a background image that resembles a > symbol. Looks meaningfull with or without the css. Screenreaders will allso have a certain hierarchie while reading the breadcrumb. The only thing I might want to do is to give the links a proper rel attribute. A method that I often use is to put the breadcrumbs in a OL with the most top-level item above.
Then I give all the LI’s (except for the first one) a background image that resembles a > symbol.
Looks meaningfull with or without the css.
Screenreaders will allso have a certain hierarchie while reading the breadcrumb.
The only thing I might want to do is to give the links a proper rel attribute.

]]> By: James http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-162 James Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:06:24 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-162 A reasonable description for most cases, but what about rtol languages? I’d suggest instead of “Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > ).” something more like “Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > ) for left-to-right languages, or a less-than sign ( < ) for right-to-left languages." (repost as the lt symbol mucked things up - hopefully using the entity works. If not, you know what I mean :) A reasonable description for most cases, but what about rtol languages? I’d suggest instead of “Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > ).” something more like “Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > ) for left-to-right languages, or a less-than sign ( < ) for right-to-left languages.”

(repost as the lt symbol mucked things up – hopefully using the entity works. If not, you know what I mean :)

]]> By: James http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-160 James Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:16:11 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-160 A reasonable description for most cases, but what about rtol languages? I'd suggest instead of "Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > )." something more like "Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > ) for left-to-right languages, or a less-than sign ( A reasonable description for most cases, but what about rtol languages? I’d suggest instead of “Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > ).” something more like “Separate each label with a greater-than sign ( > ) for left-to-right languages, or a less-than sign (

]]> By: owen http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-159 owen Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:41:21 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-159 Has anyone dealt with the problem of really long page titles appearing as the last item in a breadcrumb? In that instance would you truncate? This page shows the problem: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/about/news/pressreleases/saxenian02162006 Has anyone dealt with the problem of really long page titles appearing as the last item in a breadcrumb? In that instance would you truncate? This page shows the problem:

http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/about/news/pressreleases/saxenian02162006

]]> By: owen http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-158 owen Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:33:15 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-158 Has anyone ever dealt with a situation where the page title is very long? This makes it hard to have the current page title at the end of the breadcrumb. For example, we're having this problem on our site on this page: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/about/news/pressreleases/saxenian02162006 Has anyone ever dealt with a situation where the page title is very long? This makes it hard to have the current page title at the end of the breadcrumb. For example, we’re having this problem on our site on this page:

http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/about/news/pressreleases/saxenian02162006

]]> By: Michelangelo Iaffaldano http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Michelangelo Iaffaldano Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:02:48 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-124 An addtional accessibility consideration is: what does the breadcrumb sound like when spoken by a screen reader? There is an interesting discussion of this problem on the <a href="http://www.standards-schmandards.com/index.php?2004/11/06/6-the-sound-of-the-accessible-title-tag-separator" title="The Sound of the Accessible Title Tag Separator" rel="nofollow">standards schmandards site</a> and elsewhere. An addtional accessibility consideration is: what does the breadcrumb sound like when spoken by a screen reader? There is an interesting discussion of this problem on the standards schmandards site and elsewhere.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Chuck Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:08:54 +0000 http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/02/13/breadcrumbs/#comment-108 It's been my experience that if a person CAN be confused by something, s/he WILL be. Thus, leaving off the current page as the final item in the breadcrumb, as George suggests, may eliminate repetition but I'd be willing to bet that it would confuse more than a few site visitors. It’s been my experience that if a person CAN be confused by something, s/he WILL be. Thus, leaving off the current page as the final item in the breadcrumb, as George suggests, may eliminate repetition but I’d be willing to bet that it would confuse more than a few site visitors.

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