Re: [WSG] My life as an 800x600 leper (was: Site Check: Broadleaf)

2005-07-26 Thread Erica Jean
When I'm making a website for someone else, I always make sure there isn't a horizontal scrollbar at 800x600. And instead of just resizing my browser window, I'll actually flip my resolution (which is generally at 1150x860 or something like that) back down. Since viewing at low res doesn't ju

Re: [WSG] Page structure - navigation

2005-06-23 Thread Erica Jean
t of screen reader users don't understand the concept of 'skip to' and consequently ignore those links.     regards Terrence Wood.   On 24 Jun 2005, at 12:47 PM, Erica Jean wrote:   > Actually, the site I read said the link should read "Skip to the main > content." > &g

Re: [WSG] Page structure - navigation

2005-06-23 Thread Erica Jean
Actually, the site I read said the link should read "Skip to the main content."   Whole thing.   Because otherwise (from what I understood) if it isnt' written out that way, the screen reader pronounces content wrong. It pronounces it like the verb... the dog was content.   And neither link

Re: [WSG] Page structure - navigation

2005-06-23 Thread Erica Jean
Of course, as far as the "skip to content" link goes - you might want to add a "Skip to main menu" link in the source for screen readers above the content as well.  :)   But I actually put my menus at the bottom of the source code on my sites too. So I don't nessicarily see anything wrong wit

Re: [WSG] Another Browser Checking Question

2005-06-22 Thread Erica Jean
ime for Netscape to stay up to date with Firefox: When Fx1.1 arrives in a few months the rendering will about 12 months ahead of Netscape 8. If you keep testing the equivilent Firefox version to the netscape versions though then the rendering will be identical.   Ben   On 6/22/05, Erica

[WSG] Another Browser Checking Question

2005-06-22 Thread Erica Jean
Netscape 8.0?   It uses the IE and the Firefox rendering engines... Firefox by default, and switches to IE on "trusted" sites so that the sites "appear correctly" (Microsoft.com anyone?)   Is it worth checking in? Really?   *is not wanting to cram up my precious hard drive space with redunda

Re: [WSG] Hi there!

2005-06-22 Thread Erica Jean
ape 4.   Bob McClelland Cornwall (U.K.) www.gwelanmor-internet.co.uk     --   Erica Jean wrote:   Ah. Alright. Thank you for the clarification, and thank you for letting me know that Netscape 4 supports stylesheets at all. I didn't realize that there was /any/ styleshe

Re: [WSG] Hi there!

2005-06-21 Thread Erica Jean
Thanks to both of you for the links :)   I really appreciate it ^^    ---Original Message---   From: Brian Cummiskey Date: 06/21/05 15:31:52 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Hi there!   Erica Jean wrote:   > > Is there somewhere I could download older browse

RE: [WSG] Hi there!

2005-06-21 Thread Erica Jean
ou create a page that asks for them to upgrade their browser?   I can justify going back to IE 5.5, and even IE 5.0 to an extent... but is it really worth our time to go all the way back to the 4.0 browsers?   Thanks for your opinions!   -Erica Jean          

[WSG] Hi there!

2005-06-21 Thread Erica Jean
e to go all the way back to the 4.0 browsers?   Thanks for your opinions!   -Erica Jean