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Re: The buttons verses links debate

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Jan 25, 2013 1:30PM

Technically a link should take you to other document content, be it
page or parts of your own page, whilst buttons initiate an action
(submit, download, open external document .. though this one is a grey
area of course).
Make a button something that is the main "action" on a page, and make
it stand out.
For instance, I like "previous" and "next" to be buttons, same with "search".
There is a formal discussion on this here:
http://www.zuschlogin.com/?p=18
It is somewhat lengthy, but I find it a good read.
One may not necessarily agree with all of it, but it definitely made
me think, which is good ..not everything can these days.
hth
-B

On 1/25/13, Corbett, James < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> What about a bare horse?
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> Jim
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