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Re: [WSG] Accessibility does not matter!

Chris F.A. Johnson
Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:00:34 -0800

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010, Jason Grant wrote:

> Thanks to people who have commented via blog and email.
...
> @Chris F.A. Johnson That page is accessible, it just looks shit in the
> browser you tested in (whatever you have used there - would have nice
> to have test environment details).

   The only environment detail that matters is the font size. You
   haven't allowed for users with a different default font size -- and
   that *is* a matter of accessibility.

> I don't care. Content is visible
> and accessible. I am not intending to support everything under the Sun
> under my blog.

   Why not? It's more work to prevent it working everywhere than it is
   to *let* it work everywhere.

-- 
   Chris F.A. Johnson                          <http://cfajohnson.com>
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   Author:
   Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
   Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)


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