Originally posted by wluke It is even more confusing to me now that there is an example.
Okay, well that was my best shot for one-hour's effort. I'm not interested in an uphill battle. If this is not helpful to the Mods, then let it be. I may continue to work on it on my own. If you like, you can move this thread to the Test forum and I will not be offended.
As for color groupings, they are just differentiators for the eye. Most usability studies show they help people scan, particularly for lists over seven items long. We disagree on the groupings. We disagree on pretty much everything. The planet still spins... Please keep in mind that not everyone processes information like an engineer. Multiple paths & approaches to the same information sets are best practices in usability. That's why Yahoo began with both a search engine and a categorized directory.
Freddie, I will occasionally work on this project, from time to time, and will enlist help of other users who might be interested in a category-based breakdown. Thank you both for your feedback.