Re: [WSG] Extra hidden content
Yes, although I'll had that their are certain times when you do want this to happen. I've used this for menus, blocking spiders from emails, and a few other features. Of course as Patrick said, they do need to make sense when stylesheets are disabled. I don't think having two headers is an appropriate use for this. Using print css's only have to take away from what's normally on the page. Alan Trick Patrick H. Lauke wrote: Stevio wrote: How do you handle the situation of hidden elements becoming displayed when the normal stylesheet is not used? Is this a problem that concerns you? Pages should make sense when stylesheets are disabled (for users of screenreaders, text-only browsers, users with css disabled, search engine spiders, etc)...so I'd advise against the above mentioned practice. IMHO, of course.
RE: [WSG] Extra hidden content
Stevio wrote: How do you handle the situation of hidden elements becoming displayed when the normal stylesheet is not used? Patrick wrote: Pages should make sense when stylesheets are disabled (for users of screenreaders, text-only browsers, users with css disabled, search engine spiders, etc)...so I'd advise against the above mentioned practice. Once in a while I have done this, but only using an image. For example a large header image I want displayed on screen and then a smaller header image that will show up when printed. In that case I'll make the alt attribute on the printed img tag empty (alt=) so a text-only browser will not read the printed image. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG] Extra hidden content
How do you handle the situation of hidden elements becoming displayed when the normal stylesheet is not used? Is this a problem that concerns you? For example, I quite often have two headers - one which integrates with the site design when viewed on screen, and one which is used for printing (simplified, no background colours etc). Various other elements might be hidden and shown when printing, such as side elements removed etc to narrow the page for printing. The problem can come when the page is viewed without the stylesheet, and two headers can be displayed, for example. What do you think of this? Thanks, Stephen -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.0 - Release Date: 31/03/2005 ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Extra hidden content
Stevio wrote: How do you handle the situation of hidden elements becoming displayed when the normal stylesheet is not used? Is this a problem that concerns you? Pages should make sense when stylesheets are disabled (for users of screenreaders, text-only browsers, users with css disabled, search engine spiders, etc)...so I'd advise against the above mentioned practice. IMHO, of course. -- Patrick H. Lauke _ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
