"Skip Navigation" because it's conventional. Oh, and hello, this is my first post :) Aaron Pollock
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of john Sent: 27 October 2004 09:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] skip to content (was: Site Review Request) So, what do others think? A. "skip to content" B. "skip to main content" C. "skip navigation" ~john _________________________ Dr. Zeus Web Development http://www.DrZeus.net "content without clutter" Damian Sweeney wrote: > Regarding "skip to content" links, I found this article recently about > usability testing of screen reader users: > > http://www.stcsig.org/usability/newsletter/0304-observing.html > > In particular under the 'Many want to skip the navigation, but don't use > that feature' section: > > Some developers have used the phrase "Skip to Content" instead of "Skip > Navigation." Good idea. But it does not work because "content" in > English can be a noun or an adjective. JAWS reads it here as an > adjective with the accent on the second syllable. So it does not make > sense to users. A solution that does seem to work is "Skip to Main > Content." JAWS reads that correctly as the noun "content" with the > accent on the first syllable. > > Cheers, > > Damian > >> I like it. Clean and simple. >> >> IMO, you should include a "skip to content" link for the screen readers. >> >> ~john >> _________________________ >> Dr. Zeus Web Development >> http://www.DrZeus.net >> "content without clutter" >> >> >> >> >> Daniel Bowling wrote: >> >>> Hello, I would greatly appreciate any feedback for my personal site >>> regarding design, standards compliance, usability and general code >>> quality. >>> >>> http://www.danbowling.com >>> >>> Thank you for your time, >>> >>> Dan Bowling >>> W: http://www.danbowling.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 ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
