[WSG] Navigation using list tags and Screen Readers...

2005-02-09 Thread Suzanne . Vening 
Hi there,

I have a designed a website using unordered lists for the navigation,
styled with CSS.  When I ran this through HomePage reader, it could easily
read the initial list items, but could not read the nested list items
(flyouts).

I have done a search and found a couple of references that states using an
unordered list will allow the screen reader to read the items like text,
but obviously I have not found this to be true.

Is there anyone here who could provide some information or recommend a site
that addresses this topic?

Thanks for your help.

Suzanne
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Re: [WSG] Navigation using list tags and Screen Readers...

2005-02-09 Thread Andreas Boehmer 
 
 I have a designed a website using unordered lists for the navigation,
 styled with CSS.  When I ran this through HomePage reader, it could easily
 read the initial list items, but could not read the nested list items
 (flyouts).

Could you post the URL or a snippet of your code please? Normally the
unordered lists shouldn't cause any problems. 
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Re: [WSG] Navigation using list tags and Screen Readers...

2005-02-09 Thread Jeff Lowder - Accessibility 1st 
Hi Suzanne

From my experience, I don't think your problem comes from the nested list as
such, but the CSS that tells the nested lists items to hide i.e. display:
none; 

This is probably the best resource for finding out why -
http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=ScreenreaderVisibility

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Jeff Lowder
Accessibility 1st
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Website: http://www.accessibility1st.com.au


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 Subject: [WSG] Navigation using list tags and Screen Readers...
 
 Hi there,
 
 I have a designed a website using unordered lists for the navigation,
 styled with CSS.  When I ran this through HomePage reader, it could easily
 read the initial list items, but could not read the nested list items
 (flyouts).
 
 I have done a search and found a couple of references that states using an
 unordered list will allow the screen reader to read the items like text,
 but obviously I have not found this to be true.
 
 Is there anyone here who could provide some information or recommend a site
 that addresses this topic?
 
 Thanks for your help.
 
 Suzanne
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
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