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Common Look and Feel Standards - New Requirements
| CLF 1.0 / 1.1 | CLF 2.0 | Other Policy, Directive or Standard |
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CLF 2.0 - Part 3, R4 - Banner
The institution reinforces common design principles by applying an institutional banner to all pages except Welcome Pages and Server Message pages. Detailed dimension drawings of the banner are available in Appendix D. |
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CLF 2.0 - Part 3, R7 - Navigation path
To improve the navigation of its Web site and enhance understanding of the place of a particular document within the site, the institution must provide a navigation path or "breadcrumb trail" immediately below the common menu bar on all Web pages except Welcome Pages and Server Message pages. |
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CLF 2.0 - Part 3, R8 - Left menu and Part 3, R8.1 to R8.5
The institution must provide navigation in the left menu on every content page created using the three-column and two-column page layout specified in requirement 2.2 to ensure Web site visitors can easily locate the information they seek.
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| CLF 2.0 - Part 3, R9 - Right menu
The institution must provide content in the right menu on every content page created using the three-column page layout specified in requirement 2.2 to ensure site visitors have quick access to links to key institutional resources from all main and sub site menu pages. The default font for text elements in the right menu is Verdana specified by a Cascading Style Sheet, with sans serif treatment specified for an alternate font. All text must be displayed in a foreground/background colour combination that achieves high contrast, when viewed by someone having colour deficits or when viewed on a black and white screen. Content is featured in the right menu at the institution's discretion. |
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| CLF 2.0 - Part 3, R10 - Proactive Disclosure
To facilitate the Government of Canada's commitment to transparency and accountability, the institution must provide a link entitled Proactive Disclosure as the last item of the left menu on all main and sub site menu pages. The link points to the institution's Proactive Disclosure reporting page. For portals, gateways and clusters, the link points to the Government-Wide Reporting site. [www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pd-dp/gr-rg/index_e.asp] |
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| CLF 2.0 - Part 4, R4 - Third-party references
The institution ensures that it avoids the appearance or public perception of endorsing or providing a marketing subsidy or an unfair competitive advantage. All references to third-party software and/or hardware vendors must be removed from the automatic signature field or message footer on all electronic mail messages. |
Common Look and Feel Guidelines - New Guidelines
| CLF 1.0 / 1.1 | CLF 2.0 | Other Policy, Directive or Standard |
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| CLF 2.0 - Part 1, Multimedia Content |
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| CLF 2.0 - Part 2, Hyperlinking
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