As an escape hatch, many Web designers include a link to a clickable site map, especially for large-scale
sites using this design.
Zoo
Main
Page
Big Cats
Reptile
House
Polar
Bears
Giraffes
Elephants
Birds of
Africa
Penguins
and
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Zebras
and
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FIGURE 5-4
In a full Web design, each page can have multiple links to other pages.
Mapping Dynamic Pages for Web Applications
Many, if not most, Web applications require more than one Web page. One variation on a search engine, for
example, might use the following:
n An entry page containing the form elements (text field, list boxes, and so on) that make up the
search criteria
n A results page that displays the list of items matching the search criteria; each of the items typically
provides a link to a detail page and more information
n A detail page (or pages) that provide more information??”this page is linked from the results page
n An error page, if the initial search criteria do not have any matches
The experienced Web developer maps out the structure for all the anticipated Web applications in the site
before beginning the building process. In addition to providing a truer picture of the work involved, mapping
the required pages highlights potentially redundant pages??”for example, the same error page may be
used throughout the site??”and pinpoints areas that would benefit from dynamic data application.
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