Hi, I think you may be misunderstanding what is meant by "distiguishing" information.
If you have a number of headers (or whatever) concerning "Californian Fires", say, <h2>Californian Forest Fires - introduction.</h2> <h2>Californian Forest Fires - more information.</h2> The bit that distinguishes the headings (one from another) is then the second bit after "Californian Forest Fires", as you have in your "Good" example. I think the confusion is that this then allows the user to "distinguish" the subject matter (and hence relevance) from the first bit of the heading, "Californian Forest Fires". More semantics I'm afraid. Stuart On Fri, June 8, 2007 9:39 am, Matthew Pennell wrote: > Another interesting one, under Guideline 12 (although it actually relates > to > WCAG 13.8): > > "Do not place distinguishing information at the beginning of headings, > paragraphs, lists, etc. unless document semantics warrant it." > > I'd always interpreted that guideline as being a nod to both usability and > cognitive disability, with the added bonus that it means screenreader > users > don't have to listen to the entire sentence before being in a position to > decide if it is relevant to them - for example: > > Bad: "Read more information and download supporting material on California > Forest Fires" > Good: "Californian Forest Fires - more information and support material" > > So why is this bad, and why does the Samurai's new 'rule' seem to be > recommending that we actively avoid putting "distinguishing information" > at > the start of sentences? Doesn't make sense to me. > > Matthew. > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* -- Stuart Foulstone. http://www.bigeasyweb.co.uk BigEasy Web Design 69 Flockton Court Rockingham Street Sheffield S1 4EB Tel. 07751 413451 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
