David Poehlman wrote:
dp: I had no problems learning the layout of a page using
the jaws cursor and I also had no problems finding and reading the
column or row I wanted. Yes, we get information serially. No, when we
navigate, we don't need things liniarized.
Sorry, I hadn't meant that linearisation was needed, although if you
bear with me a second it *might* be better for web sites.
Within the applications I don't have any problem with using the keyboard
to get to where I would have expected visually, and I expect that with a
little practice or a great memory it is better when you don't have the
screen. But on web sites you can get some strange effects.
For example, on the wiki
(http://blindtechs.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page), due to the indentation
of certain items the order of the first column in VO is:
link, navigation, search, toolbox, main page, current events, recent
changes, etc.
The actual order is:
link, navigation (a heading), main page, current events, 3 more links,
then search (a heading), 2 buttons, toolbox (a heading), what links here
and several more links.
The navigation, search and toolbox are sub-headings above the other
links, but form their own column because the rest are indented,
effectively taking them out of context.
Given the general randomness of things on the web, I would have thought
that being sure of getting to everything and the predictably of going by
source-order would be better? Or at least having the choice to do so.
Perhaps this will be dealt with in leopard.
Kind regards,
-Alastair
