That isn't bad, but if you have Javascript and CSS, but no images, it
fails completely.
Likely, James A. wrote:
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
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[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.
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http://www.dave-woods.co.uk
On 23/01/2008, *Likely, James A.* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[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_
Using background images:
_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
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