On Oct 31, 2006, at 7:57 AM, Alexey Feldgendler wrote:

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:54:12 +0600, David Walbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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I would never want to require that a footnote be read to anyone,
thereby interrupting the text -- it is in the nature of a footnote to
be optional reading and to stand apart from the text. Any user should
have the option of reading/hearing it, or not.

But how would the user know that there is a footnote anchored to a specific place?
...

By a variation on the way the screenreader tells them there is a link anchored to a specific place. For example, an unobtrusive sound effect at each footnote reference, and a command to read the last-encountered footnote.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/

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