RE: [WSG] list heading - best practice?

not so much of a problem if you place your menu after your content and use style sheets to place it. Regards, Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au -Original Message- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li

RE: [WSG] Expected behaviour of links to external websites

. Jakob Neilsen has argued for more than a decade that opening new windows confuses the user and breaks the most commonly recognised browser feature: the back button. A SitePoint article making several of these points is here: http://www.sitepoint.com/beware-opening-links-new-window/ Elizabeth

RE: [WSG] How do you cater to users with disabilities?

: in that case, I would recommend building to standards and following commonly-accepted guidelines. It may not meet everybody's needs, but should meet most. (I'd also recommend including an editor in the team, but of course I'm biassed.) Elizabeth Spiegel Web editor www.spiegelweb.com.au

RE: [WSG] FINAL VERSION OF MY SITE

that the material is copyright; no unauthorised reproduction allowed etc. My own site says: All text and images on the site are C Elizabeth Spiegel, 2005-2009; all rights reserved. You may link to any page on this site, on condition that it is not framed to give the impression that it belongs to or is associated

RE: [WSG] Assistance with flash example sites

Hi Russ http://www.monotone.com.au/ as far as I can see, no tab access at all. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au -Original Message- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Russ

RE: [WSG] :: makeready ::

Hi David Not a comment about your code, but your information design. Why are the images/examples of effective use scattered across the site and in some cases repeated? Why not place them on a 'using our product' (or similar) page? Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729

[WSG] RE: More than one H1?

Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing cid:image002.png@01CA4FD9.A1958A30 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Marilyn Langfeld Sent: Friday, 16 October 2009 7:23 PM To: wsg

RE: [WSG] PDFs and other non-html files opening in a new browser window

, just the fact that it would really p* me off! Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Carolyn Diaz Sent: Friday, 6 February 2009 8:31 AM

RE: [WSG] Examples of great high-school websites?

Hi Alan Interesting that they justify layout tables on the basis that some users may have IE5, yet have a slow, graphics-heavy site which will take forever to load without a broadband connection. How many users I wonder have a screen width of more than 1024px plus IE5 plus broadband? Elizabeth

[WSG] RE: # Flash accessibility

the accessibility of Flash? Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join

RE: [WSG] First Attempt

to say the same of Flash, but did eventually find some sites demonstrating really clever and appropriate uses for it. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au

RE: [WSG] Re: Searching for standards information

readers; people with movement disorders that make it difficult/impossible to use a mouse) can't access it, you are breaking the law. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [WSG] Font-size inheritance issue?

endashes (#8211;) rather than hyphens where appropriate e.g. dividing the Latin and common names of the weeds illustrated. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynette Smith

RE: [WSG] Lawsuits for inaccessible websites

cases regarding websites, but there has been at least one case regarding access to educational services and the (private) school concerned wasn't sole provider. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [WSG] dl question

Hi Joe Just curious - why a separate dl for each property - surely this is just one list of properties? Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [WSG] columns with matching vertical alignment

The problem with this approach is what happens when you re-size text - in the example below it only takes one level of enlargement to have text overlapping. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [WSG] Marking Up Poems

I have to say I'm at a loss to see how a poem can be interpreted as a list! One of the simplest tests (for me) of 'is this markup semantically appropriate?' is to consider what your reaction would be if you saw it without styles (or more correctly, with default styling). I would certainly be

RE: [WSG] MA in web development

subjects. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Grant Sent: Thursday, 12 June 2008 8:31 AM To: wsg Subject: [WSG] MA in web development Hello everyone, Last night

RE: [WSG] Breadcrumbs showing organisational structure and usability

the extra information you've provided, I can certainly agree that there is little or no benefit to your users in adding a line of breadcrumbs to the top of the page. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au -Original Message

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

the content? All that stuff that replaces lorem ipsum? Much waving of hands and the expectation that the words will materialise out of thin air. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing topleft 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

Hi Chris I'm not convinced that h1 is semantically correct for a logo (or even banner). I would normally expect the h1 to be similar to the title - it indicates what the whole page is about (but not the whole site). Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing topleft 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729

RE: [WSG] [OT] users - IT literate?

that there are easier/better/more efficient ways of doing things. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Lecoat Sent: Friday, 16 May 2008 8:27 PM To: wsg

RE: [WSG] Images

can move the dimensions into a style sheet. If the images are all the same size, then maybe. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Likely, James A. Sent: Friday, 9

RE: [WSG] Full flash websites

Hi all I've yet to see a full flash website I liked - too often they use small fonts and poor contrast; navigation is quite often difficult. I understand that accessibility has been improved, but haven't really explored it (and of course just because the tools are now available doesn't mean that

RE: [WSG] Standard for committing changes to a database?

Hi Jessica As a user, I am really annoyed by applications that don't work consistently - they're much harder to learn (at work I have to use one that labels the same tool a 'Power search' in one place and an 'Advanced search' in another). I would prefer to see a 'save changes' button (or

RE: [WSG] Review Accessability Of My Site

Hi Marvin Just a quick check: - With images off, the contrast between text and background is very low. - Text on a patterned background is relatively difficult to read - not specifically for blind/vision-impaired. - In IE6, large text overlaps - line height is insufficient as you have set the

[WSG] Hanging indents

on multiple spaces and I suspect that it will stop lining up as soon as fonts other than the default are used. Suggestions anyone? (Note that I can't change the numbering scheme.) Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au

[WSG] Experience with Adobe Contribute

-compliance? Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join

RE: [WSG] long description and its implementation

Hi Dwain See Joe Clark's book, Building accessible websites - online at http://joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/Chapter06.html Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [WSG] A Question of Semantics

Hi Christian Whether or not the 'Something' should be a heading depends on the content and function of the list. Quite often, the text preceding a list is a lead-in sentence e.g. While on leave I will: - make curtains - get daughter organised for school - relax (hah!). I would mark the lead-in

RE: [WSG] Cost of Accessibility

My thought exactly. If you were an architect, would you ask a shopping centre client: do you want wheelchair access? Elizabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoff Pack Sent: Monday, 8 October 2007 3:10 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org

RE: A: [WSG] Target Lawsuit - Please Make Yourself Heard

The argument that providing reasonable access for blind/vision-impaired visitors/customers implies an equal need to provide translations into every language on the planet is a straw man. Last time I looked, the inability to speak English was not a disability (in any legal sense) although it's