Steve,
Its interesting to hear that the original version isn't working. It's
also a shame since its such a nice effect and solves so many other
little problems.
There are a bunch of implementations, such as:
http://particletree.com/features/lightbox-gone-wild/
http://serennz.sakura.ne.jp/toybox/lightbox/
There's plenty more too, but they are all built pretty much the same -
the Particle Tree demo is one I'm interested to know if it works any
better on JAWS.
I wonder if a fix can be applied, such as setting focus on the
lightboxed content or something to help the JAWS users...
Joe Taylor
http://sitesbyjoe.com
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I have looked at http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox/ with JAWS
7.10 and it's not good. The overlay is displayed if the user clicks the link
but JAWS does not read any of the content in the overlay. In fact the user
won't have any idea that the page has changed.
Do you have any other examples where this technique has been applied?
Steve
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On the statement of people requesting the pop-ups....
You're right, many people do request them, but this is typically based
on past experience and believing that a popup is the only solution. As
the developer, its your job to either a) do what ever the client wants,
including using popups, or b) advise them of the pitfalls of the technique.
I personally replaced popups withe one of the many lightbox flavors out
there - if its images you want to popup, your covered - same with a
little content. The nice thing about that technique is that it falls
back to a regular link if javascript support is not there.
I have never tested the lightbox effect on screenreaders - I have no
idea how it comes across. On PDA's etc, the link is just followed with
no effect so it works fine.
My 2 cents,
Joe Taylor
http://sitesbyjoe.com
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