"Transition from tables to web standards" is one of the goals I didn't achieve this year. But finding this list was, for sure, one of the best things of the year. Learnt LOT of things, and still have lots more to learn... Migrating completely to Web Standards is one of them (and it's in the top of the list) Cheers!
AlvAro - 2005/12/21, Rachel Radford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sheesh, I've learnt everything this year! Transition from tables to web > standards :D > > The most revolutionary of all would probably creating forms using labels, > field sets etc. instead of tables. > > The coolest would be style-switching (I know it's not new - but new to me in > 2005!) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Terrence Wood > Sent: Thursday, 22 December 2005 10:22 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WSG] Best Web Standards thing I learnt in 2005. > > The best web standards thing I learnt in 2005 is: > > How to best use the summary attribute for screen reader users: > > The summary attribute is best used to describe the structure of the table, > not to summarise it's content. A longer summary is better according to > actual screen reader user testing. > > How do you know if your summary works, if you don't have any screen reader > users to test with? > > You need two people, someone to read the summary and someone to draw the > table. Read your summary aloud and see what the other person draws. If the > result resembles your table then you are on the right track =) > > Example from complex financial table: > summary="There are 8 columns. Column 1 names the appropriation and labels > the row or rowgroup. Columns 2 through 5 report the numbers for 2004/5, > where column 2 is Budgeted Annual, column 3 is Budgeted Other, column 4 is > Estimated Actual Annual, column 5 is Estimated Actual Other. Columns 6 > through 7 report the numbers for 2005/6 where column 6 is Vote Annual, > column 7 is Vote Other. Column 8 contains narrative on the scope of the > appropriation. Rows are grouped by appropriation type." > > (yep.. "rowgroup" is jargon, but most people got it... you could say > "group of rows") > > HTH, please share your discovery in 2005. > > kind regards > Terrence Wood. > > ****************************************************** > 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 > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
