Re: [WSG] Standards compliance and Autocomplete

2008-06-30 Thread Lisa Herrod
2008/7/1 Patrick H. Lauke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Lisa Herrod wrote: > >> Just wondering if there is a standards compliant way of implementing >> 'autocomplete' on forms, which I believe is proprietry...? >> > > Not tested it, but...could you inject

[WSG] Standards compliance and Autocomplete

2008-06-30 Thread Lisa Herrod
there are ways around this and that smart people can still work it out :) Thanks, Lisa -- Lisa Herrod Web Usability: User Experience Research, Consulting and Training Business: http://www.Scenarioseven.com.au Blog: http://www.S

Re: [WSG] card sort with disabled users (OT?)

2007-10-30 Thread lisa herrod
orting tool, I don't really think it's going to help you much in this situation, but it is a good tool and there may be something you can use it for, even if it makes recording participant responses easier for you. http://www.optimalsort.com/pages/default.html All the best! It soun

Re: [WSG] Investigating the proposed alt attribute recommendations in HTML 5

2007-09-10 Thread lisa herrod
taff working on it. Lachlan Hunt who commented on this thread earlier is on the HTML 5 WG and is going to work for opera in a month or so. ... -- Lisa Herrod Scenarioseven.com.au Scenariogirl.com *** List Guidelines: http:/

Re: [WSG] Investigating the proposed alt attribute recommendations in HTML 5

2007-08-30 Thread lisa herrod
On 30/08/2007, Brad Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If the developers of flickr.com or Photobucket were to implement the > recommendations regarding the omission of the alt attribute within the lines:> current HTML 5 draft what are the potential effects upon the accessibility > of the site

Re: [WSG] Auto scaling within a table's background image

2007-08-01 Thread lisa herrod
On 01/08/07, David Dorward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1 Aug 2007, at 09:34, lisa herrod wrote: > > On 01/08/07, Stuart Foulstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Web Standards say only use tables for tabular data - not > >> presentation. > >

Re: [WSG] Auto scaling within a table's background image

2007-08-01 Thread lisa herrod
Hi there On 01/08/07, Stuart Foulstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > This is the Web Standards Group. > > Web Standards say only use tables for tabular data - not presentation. Stuart, I think you're referring to WGAG 1. It does *sort of* say that, but not quite... While it's not best p

Re: [WSG] Who's A "Front End" Developer?

2007-07-04 Thread lisa herrod
hey John :) I think highlighting AJAX as a technology would be like highlighting POSH. But that's an interesting point to raise, because there are technical skill sets and methodological/ philosophical approaches to applying technical skills. I think this is perhaps where skills like AJAX, stand

Re: [WSG] What does Semantic mean?

2007-06-06 Thread lisa herrod
On 06/06/07, Nick Gleitzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6 Jun 2007, at 2:59 PM, John Faulds wrote: > Well if we're going to talk about 'pedanticness' it has to be pointed > out that there's no such word; the word you're looking for is > 'pedantry'. Pedanticity? Isn't that where they all g

Re: [WSG] Converting font size from pt to % or em

2007-05-25 Thread lisa herrod
nice post nick, that's really interesting, thanks... :) On 25/05/07, Nick Cowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 25/05/07, Katrina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think you should respect your users' default. Make sure the design > scales properly when text size is increased, beyond what MIE allo

LIST ADMIN: Autoresponders on the list Was: Re: [WSG] equal height columns

2007-04-18 Thread lisa herrod
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Re: Autoresponders on the list Was: Re: [WSG] equal height columns

2007-04-17 Thread lisa herrod
LIST ADMIN : OFF TOPIC *** Hi Guys, I appreciate your concern and can see this is in the interest of making the WSG list a happier place :) However, this discussion is off topic and not related to Web Standards. Please remember that this disc