Thanks for the emails. Some things I didn't think of but will from now on. I have been doing some reading and looking at options and found this example. http://www.chriserwin.com/scripts/crir/ What are your thoughts on this approach? To me it looks pretty user friendly. Please let me know as this is new to me. Thanks James
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Woods Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:59 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Background images versus image The first question I'd ask is why not just use check boxes instead of trying to replicate them? If you mark them up correctly then there's really no better accessible method than using the correct element as it was meant. If you go down this route then you're likely to create all kinds of problems for yourself... what happens when users don't have css available (mobile devices), images disabled (dialup users) or are using screenreaders. If you want to change the appearance then I'd use JavaScript to enhance the existing check boxes but for those user agents that don't support JavaScript or have it disabled you should have the fall back of regular forms. Hope that helps. - - - - - http://www.dave-woods.co.uk On 23/01/2008, Likely, James A. < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I am working on a new site for a client and need some thoughts on a problem that I have. I am making a list with clickable boxes (like input boxes) that have a checked, disabled and clickable state. My question is, what would work best. Using background images or adding images to the code. The reason I ask is 1) If I use images, we can add alt text to describe what function the images have. This would help with screen readers and people with disabilities. 2) Background images keep the code clean but wonder about the alt text and how screen readers and people with disabilities would read the site. Is there a way to imitate the alt for background images? You can see an example of both ways at: Using images: http://wisconsin.joekiosk.com/list/list.html <http://wisconsin.joekiosk.com/list/list.html> Using background images: http://wisconsin.joekiosk.com/list/list2.html <http://wisconsin.joekiosk.com/list/list2.html> Let me know your thoughts and what you think would work best. I love the background images as the code is clean, but has any one done any testing to see how this would work for screen readers or do you have suggestions on how to make it more accessible? Thanks for the help. James ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
