RE: [html-techs] New HTML Techniques for WCAG 2.0 *rough* draft

> I had the understanding that captions would not be recommended for
> layout tables. Please explain how a blind user hearing this in their
> voice browser will benefit from it?

Ain't it best to assign a CSS class to layout table captions, using the
'display' property -- here: 'display: none;'? -- I didn't test it (with an aural
browser), but it would provide a working and IMO fully sufficient solution...
the caption (and even table headers) ain't displayed, but they are read.


Regards,
 Jens.



> 
> I had the understanding that captions would not be recommended for
> layout tables. Please explain how a blind user hearing this in their
> voice browser will benefit from it?
> 
> Chris Brainerd
> Instructional Designer
> Real Choices ACCESS
> Center on Disability Studies
> University of Hawaii
> Chris.brainerd@cds.hawaii.edu
> 808-956-9356
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roberto Scano - IWA/HWG [mailto:rscano@iwa-italy.org] 
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 2:08 AM
> To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org; Wendy A Chisholm
> Subject: Re: [html-techs] New HTML Techniques for WCAG 2.0 *rough* draft
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wendy A Chisholm" <wendy@w3.org>
> To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 5:17 AM
> Subject: [html-techs] New HTML Techniques for WCAG 2.0 *rough* draft
> 
> 
> > 4. Notice the many "@@" that indicate lack of content (usually a 
> > missing example or description of an example).
> 
> I've done a little and simple example for the layout table:
> 
> 
> <TABLE summary="This table is used for visual layout, and contains two
> coloumns: first coloumn contains links to main areas within our site,
> second coloumn is main page content.">
>      <TR>
>           <TD>
>          <A HREF="page1.htm" title="Link to page 1">Page 1</A><BR>
>          <A HREF="page3.htm" title="Link to page 2">Page 2</A><BR>
>          <A HREF="page4.htm" title="Link to page 3">Page 3</A><BR>
>          <A HREF="page5.htm" title="Link to page 4">Page 4</A><BR>
>          <A HREF="page6.htm" title="Link to page 5">Page 5</A><BR>
>          </TD>
>           <TD>Welcome to the Web Site of our Company!<BR></TD>
>      <TR>
> </TABLE>
> 
> This could be an example for a simply layout table with a two coloumns
> table. I think that other examples could be added with more complicated
> table but this is a little example that make it readable also from
> people that are no so-expert.
> 
> Roberto Scano
> IWA/HWG EMEA Coordinator
> W3C Advisory Committee Representative for IWA/HWG
> International Webmasters Association / HTML Writers Guild
> http://www.iwanet.org - http://www.hwg.org
> E-Mail: emea@iwanet.org - w3c-rep@iwanet.org
> 
> 
> 


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