Hi, Christopher Murtagh wrote: > On Wednesday 25 April 2007, Chris Travers wrote: > >>> As I rework the code, you should be able to use validate it at the >>> xhtml validation site. Yesterday, the login page didn't even >>> validate. Today, it does (with my changes). I don't plan to change >>> the overall layout, I personally like the menu on the left and work >>> area on the right. Without CSS, that will fall vertically with the >>> menu first and the work area below. >>> >> Would it be better to reverse this? I.e. since most of the work is >> done in the work area, would it not be better to make that default to >> the top? >> > > Actually, this is the standard way of doing it: navigation first, and then > content afterward. The way around it is with a skip anchor that lets you > bypass the navigation. Go to http://www.mcgill.ca/ and disable styles. We > spent a lot of time on accessiblity and 508 compliance (as much as reasonably > possible). You should see skip to... links. > > I tend to agree with the reversed approach, for another reason: handheld devices. I'd like to see the display work effectively in a tiny text browser with CSS turned off, and not have to scroll/jump down to the meat of the page, but with a link to jump down to the full menu. I'm thinking of an OpenMoko device used for reconciling inventory in a warehouse...
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