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		More about this link Iterations on a single, simple web page. Bruce Tognazzini's story of the problems encountered designing and building a simple introductory screen for Healtheon. With a lot of user testing, they went through these iterations: Too many choices: open up another browser window to eliminate distractions No more scroll bars: helping new and experienced users max the window Wheezing windows: users caught in an infinite loop Parker the Prairie Dog: distracting animation to the rescue Parker the Permissive Prairie Dog: telling some to look away is OK Then a new browser feature solves many of their problems... Added/Updated: May 30, 1998 http://www.asktog.com/columns/000maxscrns.html