> 2008/9/27 Daisy Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Hello all >> >> I can't seem to find a definitive answer on this via Google - is it best >> practice to >> use something like the pipe character ( | ) to separate links in >> a menu so that screenreader software pauses between the list items? Any >> recommended >> articles dealing with accessible menus in general? >>
On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:29:56 +0200, Svip replied: > How about a list of links? If you want a separator, use some CSS styles. > But for what > you are asking, you are probably looking for an ul list. > I believe that (some) screen readers attempt to speak out "pipe character" or some such, which may be confusing. As Svip says, a list of links generally goes in a list element. A screen reader *may* even announce the number of items in the list, so visitors can skip over them if if they wish. Visually, you can add a border to the links.[1] Others may correct me on my assumptions here. Cordially, David -- [1] <http://htmlfixit.com/tutes/tutorial_CSS_Generated_Faux_Pipe_Delimited_Unordered_List.php> ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
