3.2.3 – Same Old Place Blues (electric blues)

Summary

This Success Criterion requires web pages to be predictable. It means changes on a page, caused by user actions, should not lead to confusion or mistakes. If an action does change something, users must be informed or must have explicitly initiated the change.

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Lyrics

VERSE 1:
Got my screen magnifier, searchin’ through the haze
Click that navigation bar, same spot every day
Three point two point three says keep it all in line
When your menu stays consistent, everything works fine
Don’t need no crystal ball to know where things will be
That search box in the corner’s like a friend to me

CHORUS:
Keep it in the same old place, don’t make me guess
Navigation stays the same, no more stress
Whether I’m blind or my vision’s low
Consistent order helps me know
Where to go, where to go
Same old place blues make accessibility flow

VERSE 2:
Skip to main content link, first thing that I find
Every single page I load, peace of mind
Submenus can open up, that’s perfectly okay
Long as main components stay the same way
Users with disabilities need predictable design
When navigation’s consistent, everything aligns

CHORUS:
Keep it in the same old place, don’t make me guess
Navigation stays the same, no more stress
Whether I’m blind or my vision’s low
Consistent order helps me know
Where to go, where to go
Same old place blues make accessibility flow

BRIDGE/OUTRO:****
Three point two point three, that’s the rule we follow through
Cognitive or visual, it’s helpful for me and you
Set your preferences if you need to rearrange
But default order shouldn’t change
Same position, same relation
That’s the blues of navigation

Sound Influences

electric blues, gibson es-335 hollow-body electric guitar, sustained string section, melancholic minor key, slow 12-bar blues progression, vibrato-heavy lead guitar, call-and-response between vocals and guitar, orchestral arrangement, soul-influenced production, tremolo guitar effects, smooth baritone vocals, memphis horn section accents, lush string arrangements, electric bass, shuffling drum pattern, b.b. king’s signature “lucille” guitar tone

Version Number: 1.2