Re: [WSG] Strange character encoding issue

. Finally my cursor wandered over the black text and I realized it was the link. Perhaps underlining that link or making it dynamic like the button would prevent the confusion I encountered. On the other hand, perhaps I just need another cup of coffee! Peace, -Tim -- Tim Offenstein

Re: [WSG] Accessible menu lists - using the pipe character as separator?

, screen reading software will announce the list but the only thing it says is, unordered list, 5 items. If a header disturbs your layout, then it's recommended that you hide it visually by absolute positioning off the top of the page using CSS. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus

Re: [WSG] Uppercase Tag Names

on the specifications of XHTML which is the newer, more modern DTD. Why train ourselves to use outdated methods? My .02. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services *** www.uiuc.edu/goto/offenstein

Re: [WSG] Question about accessibility

suggestions regarding a more efficient way of coding the site are definitely the way to go. Besides, images maps are a royal pain to maintain. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services *** www.uiuc.edu/goto

Re: [WSG] Character Encoding Mismatch

-8859-1. However I always recommend instead using utf-8 because it's broader. ISO-8859-1 is actually a subset of utf-8. You'll have to talk to your server admin to change the HTTP header I believe. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700

Re: [WSG] nest heading properly

My question isn't about how to nest headings properly E823 - 1 instance(s): Heading elements must be ordered properly. For example, in HTML H2 elements should follow H1 elements, H3 elements should follow H2 elements, etc. Developers should not skip levels (e.g., H1 directly to H3). Do not

Re: [WSG] Site review

page to see how accessible it is. Best regards, -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services *** www.uiuc.edu/goto/offenstein

Re: [WSG] Ideas for Corporate Presentation on Web Standards and Semantic Web

reading software, etc. Good luck on your presentation. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services *** www.uiuc.edu/goto/offenstein

Re: [WSG] Site Check

attribute - i.e., type=text/css (line 5) - Add a lang attribute to the HTML opener - html xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml; xml:lang=en (line 2) -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services *** www.uiuc.edu/goto

Re: [WSG] skip to content: care of accessibility causing usability

in your CSS for markup you intend for a screen reader. Nice page btw. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services *** www.uiuc.edu/goto/offenstein

[WSG] Problems validating with TIDY

technical explanation, particularly since W3C says it's valid. Thanks in advance. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** Campus Accessibility Liaison *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services *** www.uiuc.edu/goto/offenstein

Re: [WSG] Using target=_blank

Nielson argues against doing this over and over again. Opening a new window, particularly if the look and feel are similar, can be very confusing to your site visitors. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** College of Applied Health Sciences *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services Web

[WSG] Recommended screen size

Anyone have a recommendation on what size screen to use as a baseline when designing for a new site? 800x600 or 1024x768 or something else? Thanks in advance. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** College of Applied Health Sciences *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services Web

Re: [WSG] semantic HTML for intro text

a span. Therefore use of the HTML element strong has semantic meaning which should not be dismissed. -Tim -- Tim Offenstein *** College of Applied Health Sciences *** (217) 244-2700 CITES Departmental Services Web Specialist *** www.uiuc.edu/goto/offenstein

RE: [WSG] Simple to use page layout 'tool' ?

. It will require 15-20 minutes of demonstration for your client to learn. That said, Chris's recommendation of a pen and legal pad is probably the best way to go. -Tim -- * Tim Offenstein - Web Specialist - CITES - AHS - 244-2700