Afternoon all. I've a question about table summaries on web pages. I'm looking for information about how you use table summary information, what information your ideal table summary would contain, and whether typical table summaries on the web provide you any useful information. Would you like a table summary to provide you enough information to allow you to completely avoid browsing the table? Do you need or use table summaries at all? Are either of the following two sample table summaries better than the other, and if so why?
Table Summary I The following table summarizes our product offerings and the attributes of each of those products. Table Summary II Following is a table summarizing our product offerings and the attributes of those products. Across the top of the table are five columns, representing each of our products: product a, product b, product c, product d, and product e. Down the left side of the table are eight features: feature 1, feature 2, feature 3, feature 4, feature 5, feature 6, feature 7, and feature 8. For product a, features 1, 4, 5, and 7 are available, while features 2, 3, 6, and 8 are not. For product b, features 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 are available, while features 3, 6, and 8 are not. For product c, features 1, 2, and 7 are available, while features 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 are not. Product d has all the same features available as product b, along with feature 6. Product e shows all eight features to be available. Note that in an actual table summary formatted like table summary II, product letters and feature numbers would be replaced with their actual column and row headers. Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide, and feel free to write privately if you'd like to respond without cluttering the list. Very gratefully, Jeremiah Z. Rogers Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
