Re: [WSG] the Name attribute

2008-11-28 Thread Stuart Foulstone
It may validate, but valid code is just a pre-requisite to achieving standards compliance. On Fri, November 28, 2008 8:43 pm, Dave Hall wrote: > On Fri, 2008-11-28 at 13:07 +, Stuart Foulstone wrote: >> Blinking text is against standards in itself, so how can you do it in a >> standards compl

RE: [WSG] the Name attribute

2008-11-28 Thread Steve Green
Stuart's point is that blinking content violates checkpoint 7.2 of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: "Until user agents allow users to control blinking, avoid causing content to blink (i.e., change presentation at a regular rate, such as turning on and off)" Steve -Original Mes

Re: [WSG] Fw: The Great Firewall of Australia

2008-11-28 Thread Chris Dimmock
Thanks for the detailed précis of the iinet situation. Next time I get booked for speeding on the Sydney - Newcastle freeway, I think I'll sue the RTA. Well, after all, they provided me with the road ;-) Or maybe if you do speed, and don't get caught, then you can sue the Police for fai

Re: [WSG] the Name attribute

2008-11-28 Thread Dave Hall
On Fri, 2008-11-28 at 13:07 +, Stuart Foulstone wrote: > Blinking text is against standards in itself, so how can you do it in a > standards compliant way? Using the sample I posted - see below. That validates. Cheers Dave > > On Fri, November 28, 2008 10:45 am, Dave Hall wrote: > >>

[WSG] jQuery problems

2008-11-28 Thread Steve Green
I would be grateful if any JavaScript (specifically jQuery) experts could contact me off-list as I have a client who needs some remedial work done (for which they will pay). Also are there any more suitable places I could post this request? Steve

Re: [WSG] the Name attribute

2008-11-28 Thread Stuart Foulstone
Blinking text is against standards in itself, so how can you do it in a standards compliant way? On Fri, November 28, 2008 10:45 am, Dave Hall wrote: > On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 23:11 -0600, Brett Patterson wrote: >> What Dave? > > I was simply illustrating how to make text blink in a standards > com

Re: [WSG] too much accessibility - fieldset and legends

2008-11-28 Thread Stuart Foulstone
Hi, The guidelines state: "Guideline 12.3: Divide large blocks of information into more manageable groups where natural and appropriate. [Priority 2] Content developers should group information where natural and appropriate. When form controls can be grouped into logical units, use the FIELDSET

Re: [WSG] the Name attribute

2008-11-28 Thread Dave Hall
On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 23:11 -0600, Brett Patterson wrote: > What Dave? I was simply illustrating how to make text blink in a standards compliant way. You never know someone might find such information useful one day. The example I provided would allow them to avoid using the ugly non standard

Re: [WSG] is there a way to force legend text shows in TWO lines?

2008-11-28 Thread Kate Busch Petersen
From: tee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:04:09 -0800 Subject: is there a way to force legend text shows in TWO lines? 1) Can anyone absolutely positively confirm that without legend a site will cause suffering to screen reader's user or cause a traumatic effect to accessibility?