Re: [WSG] Dropdown menu issue - part II

2006-11-08 Thread Nick Roper
Hi David, Thanks for that. Nick David Hucklesby wrote: On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:36:34 +, Nick Roper wrote: Sorry folks, forgot to say that this was fixed, many thanks to all concerned. Out of interest, what's the correct way of thanking people and advising that something is fixed - not

Re: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread Barney Carroll
I suppose server-side makes the most sense, since the page view isn't required to be dynamic per se. Very neat idea. Thierry Koblentz wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a good reason for doing this with JavaScript rather than doing it server side? Do you know of a SS solution to do

RE: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread michael.brockington
Thierry, I don't know of an existing solution, but where static pages are concerned, anything that can be done with JS can be done with PERL, PHP, JSP or whatever. In this case, I am in two minds as to whether this counts as 'progressive enhancement' or not. If it is, then JS is acceptable (not

RE: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread Kepler Gelotte
I don't know of an existing solution, but where static pages are concerned, anything that can be done with JS can be done with PERL, PHP, JSP or whatever. I tend to disagree. I think trying to manipulate your HTML output by buffering it and processing it on the server side is overkill.

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (9/11/06)

2006-11-08 Thread russ - maxdesign
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events If you have an event, resource or relevant job

Re: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread Tim White
I like the idea, regardless of client- or server-side rendering. Could this be turned into a Greasemonkey script? ~ Tim tjameswhite.com - Original Message From: Kepler Gelotte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2006 9:37:49 AM Subject: RE:

Re: [WSG] if you want to do user testing with people with disabilities

2006-11-08 Thread Justin Thorp
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative has a great resource on this: Involving Users in Web Accessibility Evaluation http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/users.html It gives some really solid advice. Cheers, Justin Thorp ** Justin Thorp Web Services - Office of Strategic Initiatives

RE: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread michael.brockington
-Original Message- From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kepler Gelotte Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:38 PM Subject: RE: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations I tend to disagree. I think trying to manipulate your HTML output by

Re: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread Barney Carroll
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not about styling. Without the measures being discussed, the consensus is that it is all styling. How the abbreviation element is styled will, short of javascript, dictate how the abbreviation's full form will be made available.

RE: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread michael.brockington
I think it is a little early to be claiming consensus on this! Correct me if I am wrong, but without this fix, most users will never see the full form of the abbreviation. That seems like a little more than just styling to me. Mike -Original Message- From:

Re: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread Barney Carroll
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is a little early to be claiming consensus on this! Correct me if I am wrong, but without this fix, most users will never see the full form of the abbreviation. That seems like a little more than just styling to me. Mike I think this is a misunderstanding.

Re: [WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this counts as 'progressive enhancement' or not. If it is, then JS is acceptable (not necessarily best) solution. On the other hand, this solution has already been discussed in the context of final print output, and would seem beneficial to all users, regardless of

Re: [WSG] best way to style the Tags?

2006-11-08 Thread Nathan de Vries
On 07/11/2006, at 11:57 PM, Designer wrote: Would it be wrong to use: a1{font-size : 0.5em} ... a30{font-size : 25em} (or whatever) Depends on if you want to have 30 rules in your CSS. Given your question, I'm guessing you're generating it by hand, so you've got your work cut

[WSG] Coding Tables

2006-11-08 Thread marvin hunkin
Hi. will paste my table and the css style sheet below. when on my webpage, i hit the letter t int in internet explorer, and instead of saying the table caption, it says the table summary. also, need help in how to code tables more accessibly. when i would like to have the two heading on the