Ines, If the most important thing for you is that particular flow xhtml, then there are particular consequences in using css. One is you'll have to use absolute positioning.since order doesn't matter in absolute positioning. Absolute elements are removed from the flow of the page so you can arrange the absolute xhtml elements any way you want. However, nn4 won't work well with this. It's just not a very compliant browser. It's too old.
Float positions do pay attention to the flow of the code. A floated box will settle itself against the first element which leaves enough room on the page for the float to fit. That and the effect of line height on positioning are the main points of the article. So you will come to a point at which changing the width of a floated element by a single percentage point will cause the box to no longer fit in that spot and by default the box will move down to the next area big enough to hold it. So it's always a good idea to have a little margin of error (this also is necessary to accommodate the the way in which different browsers calculate box size). My limited experience with voice programs for people with vision impairments (a program called "Jaws") is that such users can hear very fast. By that I mean they can listen through a menu a high rates of spoken speeach (faster than most fully sighted people can follow) and slow down, if necessary, for more complicated data. So you have a choice. What do the accessability folks at the university say is the preferred method? I guess since that's your principal concern, that's what you should go with. andy One advantage to a float is that it will tolerate some changes in browser window size, both horizontal and verticle. ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
