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Web Cartography
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Web Cartography

by Ian Muehlenhaus
December 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
262 pages
8h 5m
English
CRC Press
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47Map Elements
The Three-Click Rule Is Wrong But It Remains a Useful Axiom
The three-click rule has mythical status in the world of Web design. The rule
states that a Web user, and in this case a Web map user, should never have
to click more than three times with a pointing device (e.g., mouse) to obtain
the information desired. This rule rests on the belief that people like to nd
things on the Web quickly, or they will become frustrated and leave a Web
site. It is true that people become frustrated and leave Web sites when they
cannot intuitively nd what they are looking for. However, it is absolutely
untrue that the number of clicks one has to make to nd information has
anything to do with this frustration (Weinschenk, 2011).
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