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(Message started by: gainef on May 7^th, 2004, 10:47am)

Title: site difficult to navigate
Post by gainef on May 7^th, 2004, 10:47am

Does anyone else find the main fordscorpio.co.uk website difficult to navigate. Apparently there is some wonderful and helpful content on there covering things from explanations of features to how to repair your car. I can only access this content when someone posts a direct link to it on the forum.

Is there any other way to navigate to this great content? If not, is there a case for creating a more comprehensive navigation bar from the homepage to facilitate navigation?

G.

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by scorpio_man on May 7^th, 2004, 2:40pm

hi there

this has came up in the past. down the left hand side of the website is a category, ie faultfinder, hardcore info etc. some versions of anti-virus type program stop this from showing. do a search of the problem and advice pages and you might find a solution that works for you. ortherwise use the index page.
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/index2.htm

hth

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Wayne24v on May 7^th, 2004, 7:12pm

I have the same problem - extremely annoying. I've tried everything I can possibly think of but to no avail.

Cheers
Wayne

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by KEF on May 7^th, 2004, 7:52pm

HI Lad's
when you click on the web page in this posting, save it has a favorite. By clicking Favorite's on your tool bar then click on Add to (of the options, it will ask if you what to save it click Yes ) Then when you want to view the main site just click favorite's again on the tool bar at the top of your page, A drop down box appears, scroll down to http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/index2.htm
Click on that and you in. !!
Hope this as been some help ?
Keith

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by KEF on May 7^th, 2004, 8:26pm

Hi it's me again !!
Also from the Home page, just above "General"
there is another Box with the heading "Ford Scorpio Forums " in this box there are different web page's that flash up click on one of these and you are also in !! there you will find on the left-hand side of the page a list of subjects click on the one's you want to view.
Keith

P.S Let me know how you get on. :)

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by admin on May 8^th, 2004, 12:10am

As has been mentioned earlier:

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/index2.htm

what could be simpler.

pete

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Wayne24v on May 8^th, 2004, 8:55am

Yes, thanks that's a lot better Keith 8).

Cheers
Wayne

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Paul B on May 8^th, 2004, 9:51am

I'm a bit bemused by it all I must say. I've always found it pretty easy. Maybe if you're one of these who has buttons 'missing' down the left hand side, it could be tricky, but otherwise... ???
I dunno, maybe I misread or missed something somewhere.

Paul

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Wayne24v on May 8^th, 2004, 11:19am

Oh I agree, the site is very easy to navigate.

But on my computer it just doesn't show the menu on the left, even though I have NEVER experienced any problems on ANY other websites. Strange...

I often use my computer at work instead.

Cheers,
Wayne

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Badboytunes on May 9^th, 2004, 11:33am

its easy for me as well. I get the list down the left hand side but i think a "search" box could be added. It might make it easier to locate info that your looking for.

Cheers Nick

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by scorpio_man on May 9^th, 2004, 12:11pm

hi there

i posted a couple of screens to the forum. this is what the main site looks like (just about). if your screen is different then you have the problem! ;) we think it's something to do with norton's etc, but haven't found a complete solution yet. we are still working on it, though! :)

http://www.anyboard.net/autos/cars/scorpio/posts/110.html

http://www.anyboard.net/autos/cars/scorpio/posts/112.html

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Eric_R on May 9^th, 2004, 2:38pm

Nick,
there is a search box - two in fact. There is one at the bottom of the Home page, and another at the bottom of the Search/Map page: http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/index2.htm

The Search function is very useful.

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by gainef on May 10^th, 2004, 10:21am

I posted the original topic. I'm a amazed to hear that there are navigation buttons on the left hand side of the page. I just don't see them!!!! :o

I run Symantec Internet Personal Firewall which is quite powerful but does affect my surfing experience - I often cannot enter the checkout process of online stores, see images etc. However, this is not my fault and I am not alone here .................

For example, 13% of internet users will not be able to use Java content. But, it is possible to design the websites to be 'accessible' to all types of broswers and access devices eg PDAs and so on. Designing sites in this way ensures that it can be used by the maximum number of people. Here are the accessibility web design guidelines for anyone who is interested http://www.w3.org/WAI/Resources/#ch

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by scorpio_man on May 10^th, 2004, 10:24pm

hi there

i know what you are saying. yes, it's a pain. we need to remember that this is a free service, though. ok, with help from pay-pal donations! the main guys do this as a hobby and do an excellent job, given those restraints. :)

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Badboytunes on May 11^th, 2004, 11:41pm

Oops. Sorry Eric. :( :( I feel a bit of a plonker now

Cheers for the link. Very handy LOL

Nick ;)

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by gainef on May 17^th, 2004, 11:10am

Has someone changed the site, I can now see the left hand side navigation for the first time.... WOW, there's such good stuff there, I'm taking a half day off to read it!

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Richard on May 17^th, 2004, 11:20am

You'll need more than half a day,lol.

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by admin on May 17^th, 2004, 1:28pm

Hi Gainef,

nope nothings changed on the site re menus so it must be something your end.

kind regards

Pete

Title: Re: site difficult to navigate
Post by Elfasto on May 17^th, 2004, 1:48pm

I had no problems navigating.