RE: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-04 Thread Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media]
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Edwart Visser > Sent: Thursday, 4 November 2004 7:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WSG] links with same names > > > Ok, but then there is the answer, isnt i

RE: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-04 Thread Edwart Visser
ember 2004 09:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] links with same names Edwart Visser wrote: > Just an idea... I don't know how screenreaders manage this but take a > look at this: > > > .readmoreTitle { display: none; } > Unfortunately not a viable option

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-04 Thread Cameron Muir
Sent: donderdag 4 november 2004 01:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] links with same names So the ability to have the titles of links read out by screenreaders can be influenced by a setting? Relying on that setting is dangerous, don't you think? If the users have the reading of

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-04 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Edwart Visser wrote: Just an idea... I don't know how screenreaders manage this but take a look at this: .readmoreTitle { display: none; } Unfortunately not a viable option, as some screenreaders then completely miss out on it. http://www.google.com/search?q=screenreaders+%22display%3Ano

RE: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-04 Thread Edwart Visser
980 W www.wisdomtmlc.com Online onderzoek? Kijk op www.surv-e.nl! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 4 november 2004 01:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] links with same names >So the ability to have the t

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Steven . Faulkner
>So the ability to have the titles of links read out by screenreaders >can be influenced by a setting? >Relying on that setting is dangerous, don't you think? If the users >have the reading of title attributes turned off, they won't hear any >difference between the links. In fact, no users of scr

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Andreas Boehmer wrote: So the ability to have the titles of links read out by screenreaders can be influenced by a setting? Relying on that setting is dangerous, don't you think? Of course it is. The best option by far, in my opinion, is having the news item title as the actual link, but you we

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Andreas Boehmer
> you can make use of the title attribute to make the links unique, while > still "visually" having them appear short and similar. > > read > article > > best practice with regards to titles suggests that the link text should > be repeated in the title itself. also be aware that in the case

RE: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Peter Firminger
Predictable is a good thing. Expectations met! Usability has a lot to do with predictability. The 'kiss' principle is always a good place to start. > The whole Find out more about ... at the bottom of each page looks too > predictable. You can adjust the words to suit the site e.g.: Find out mor

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Richard Czeiger wrote: The whole Find out more about ... at the bottom of each page looks too predictable. since when is "predictable" a bad thing when it comes to usability and user interfaces? Patrick H. Lauke _ re·dux (adj.): brought back; re

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
you can make use of the title attribute to make the links unique, while still "visually" having them appear short and similar. read article best practice with regards to titles suggests that the link text should be repeated in the title itself. also be aware that in the case of screenreaders

Re: [WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Richard Czeiger
r" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: [WSG] links with same names One problem I come across regularly is the issue of not giving multiple links the same names. Let's say I have got a list of dynamically created news

[WSG] links with same names

2004-11-03 Thread Andreas Boehmer
One problem I come across regularly is the issue of not giving multiple links the same names. Let's say I have got a list of dynamically created news items, each one of them having a summary and a link to "read more". Obviously this is inaccessible: 10 links all saying "read more" is not terrib