The reason for putting the character there in the first place is explicitly to help screen-reader users distinguish between links.
Screen-reader users have said that the vertical bar is THEIR preferred character (even though this means repeating "vertical bar") since it is not used for anything else and can't be confused. Border is, of course, purely presentational and of no use whatsoever to screen-readers and, therefore, does not fulfill accessibility requirements. On Fri, May 9, 2008 7:31 am, Jens-Uwe Korff wrote: >> The most common separator used in such circumstances ... is the > vertical bar...whilst it is quite "wordy" > > That's the reason why I've started *not* to use it anymore. I'm using > borders instead and add the class "last" to the last list element to > apply no borders at all. > > Whilst a border is slightly higher than a vertical bar it avoids > screenreaders to go > > "home vertical bar latest posts vertical bar contact us vertical bar > sitemap vertical bar ...." > > Cheers, > > Jens > > The information contained in this e-mail message and any accompanying > files is or may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, > any use, dissemination, reliance, forwarding, printing or copying of this > e-mail or any attached files is unauthorised. This e-mail is subject to > copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated > without the written consent of the copyright owner. If you have received > this e-mail in error please advise the sender immediately by return e-mail > or telephone and delete all copies. Fairfax does not guarantee the > accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this e-mail or > attached files. Internet communications are not secure, therefore Fairfax > does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message or > attached files. > > > ******************************************************************* > 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] *******************************************************************
