That assertion is not true, to my knowledge -- and I am a screen reader user. Because it does work with a lot of things, and does offer improved functionality, it is rare to turn Javascript off.
David Andrews At 01:54 PM 7/5/2006, John W. Baxter wrote: >On 7/5/06 11:26 AM, "emf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The problem I face is not when JavaScript is not active, the problem is >> when JavaScript *is* active *and* behaves correctly - i.e. performs the >> dom modification I've told it to - but the browser/screen reader doesn't >> bother to tell the user. >> >> ~ethan fremen > >Does the industry (I almost wrote "do we") know how big a problem this is in >practice? That is, what fraction of users of screen readers and other >assistive stuff routinely run with JavaScript active? > >Since the assertion here is "screenreaders have trouble with JavaScript" I >would expect most screenreader users to have JavaScript turned off. > > --John > > >_______________________________________________ >Mailman-Developers mailing list >Mailman-Developers@python.org >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers >Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py >Searchable Archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-developers%40python.org/ >Unsubscribe: >http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/dandrews%40visi.com > >Security Policy: >http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > >__________ NOD32 1.1617 (20060623) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-developers%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
