Gunlaug S�rtun wrote: >> In most browsers, there is no way to know how the page would print.
> There is a way: 'testing', but I agree on that browsers don't do their > print-job the same way. Think Gecko is worst on print-jobs at the > moment. Hi Georg, I was talking about the user, not the designer. Most browsers do not offer a "Print Preview" option, so many people are reluctant to print a page not knowing what they'll get. For example, many would not try to print a page thinking that a colorfull banner, sidebar or footer (elements not related to the content they are interested in) would unecessary drain their print cartgridge. > - Don't know about the "new window - preview" though. Not my "thing". It does not have to be a new window, but at least it shows them what they'd get on paper. > - Providing available alternatives in clear view, may ease access for > many. > - How best to do that, may be the next question. I think the first link in a document (before the skipnav even) could be attached to an "accessibility" page. Such page would address user's preferences (text-size, contrast) a list of accesskeys (I know this one is tricky), the CSS signature for the site and much more. I believe that would help any user to know right away if the content of the site will be "accessible" for them, regarding their own "issues" (whatever they are). There are many sites out there offering more or less the same content, it would be less frustration for the user if he/she could find out right away if the site he/she is about to visit implemented any steps to facilitate their navigation of choice, reading (contrast, text-size), etc. I just think it is a waste of time and a lot of frustration for people to have to "discover" how much a site is accessible for them when it is so easy for a designer to make that information available to them early in their visit. > How far off from the original thread are we now? Make sure to change the subject line in your next post ;-) Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.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 ******************************************************
