There are, I am sure, places where tables will be appropriate (reports being a good example).
I can even imagine getting the invoice lineitems into a single table. But tables should be used on tabular data only :-) Best Wishes, Chris Travers On 4/24/07, Jeff Kowalczyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Chris Travers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to propose that we try to ensure Section 508 compliance > > on all new user interface screens. > > It's a great idea and forward-thinking goal for LedgerSMB's target audience. > Some types of business will realize they are obliged to pursue 508 compliance > once options are available to them. > > > Basically, this means that, among other things, the interface will > > need to be usable without CSS and have some sort of graceful fallback > > for accessibility devices. > > I recommend looking to the Plone project for accessibility strategy and > XHTML/CSS inspirations, they've achieved a high level of accessibility, and > secondary benefits that come with compliant markup. > > Example: view http://plone.org with CSS turned off. > > Also notice near-complete absence of HTML table elements (they needed one to > render columns in IE), in favor of divs, lists and definition lists. This kind > of markup is very usable in lynx/elinks (and auditory screenreaders). > > Keyboard accessibility described at: http://plone.org/accessibility-info > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Ledger-smb-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-devel
