My client REALLY wants to link sub pages to anchors on certain web pages. Easy right? Well not when the page is so short, the anchors don’t exactly “anchor” directly to the heading it’s assigned to. Example is at http://axiomwest.com/about-us/. If you hover over the ABOUT US nav item at the top of the page and choose one of the dropdowns, her complaint is that they do not anchor to the proper heading. I tried explaining to her that anchors really work best on long pages of content, not for this particular site (this is exactly how she wanted it, against all of my warnings and professional advice). Is there any workaround here? Suggestions? Should I fire her?
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Nothing personal, but I really don’t like the way this site is laid out with the static header, it makes the content area, the area a user cares about most, way too small. This is also contributing to your problem.
2 things I would do:
Ditch the fixed header and move to a more conventional design where the content is visible when you scroll
Add a generous amount of bottom padding to the content area to avoid short pages. This will fix the anchor problem you’re having.
If it makes you feel any better, I had to make a Flying Santa Claus shoot randomly across the screen for a client last year while country music played in the background. Wish I was kidding.
Seriously though, that header takes up the entire page unless my browser is maximized. I literally can’t see any content at all. I imagine that a lot of common folk with 12 IE toolbars won’t be able to see any content either. You should just make an alternate version and ask the client which one they like best. If they are really pushing the bad design after you’ve explained the reasons not to use it, just do what you have to do to get the job over and let them come back to you next month when they get complaints. It will even make you look better in a “Told you so” kind of way.