On 24/08/2020 17:25, Mike Ray wrote: > Hello guys and gals, > > I'm currently working on a project using Template::Toolkit, and finding > Dave's show notes on this subject very useful.
Hi Mike, Glad my Template::Toolkit stuff has proven useful. I use it daily since it's behind the notes for all my shows and quite a number of other document generation tasks I carry out. > I have a small favour to ask with reference to writing show notes and > accessibility for those of us using screen readers. > > All the screen readers I use have 'landmark' navigation keys. > > Typically one can press a particular key and jump between HTML tags. > > For example, I can jump from link-to-link using NVDA in Windows with the > 'k' key. > > And here is the accessibility bit. > > If the page is sprinkled with this kind of thing: > > <p>You can find the instructions for feeding elephants <a > href="page">here</a></p> > > If I jump to that link, my screen reader says 'here'. Well, what is here? > > Better to write it: > > <p><a href="page">You can find the instructions for feeding elephants > here</a></p> > > Markdown allows that kind of thing too. Guilty as charged! I usually try not to do this but I realise I have some boilerplate files that contain the Markdown equivalent. I know it's generally bad form but I could not have said exactly why until I read your email. I shall desist henceforward. Regards, Dave _______________________________________________ Hpr mailing list Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org
