- From: Mike Paciello <paciello@yuri.org>
- Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 11:43:52 -0500
- To: Chuck Letourneau <cpl@starlingweb.com>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
I agree with Chuck. In fact, this is exactly what I stated in my last two workshops. Everyone agreed and felt this provided a more accurate description of the entity. - Mike At 10:55 AM 11/3/97 -0500, Chuck Letourneau wrote: >Last week, Gregg wrote: >> >>4) Recommend use of Alt = "bullet, " (comma and space important to provide >>pause) >> - gets us back to providing a short audible cue between items to separate >>them and identify them as being items in a list. >> - works on all browsers today >> - gives the audible equivalent of a visual bullet >> - allows variation if there are different bullet images (in which case the >>meaning of the different bullets should be substituted. >> - is annoying to hear if you already know for sure that it is a list item >> >>>From this listing it would appear that "bullet" would be the proper >>approach. > >Since "bullet" essentially means "item" (or new item, or next item), and >"item" does not denote any hierarchical value (as does a numbered list), >then the use of ALT="Item: " to describe the function of a bullet seems >appropriate to me. "Item" avoids the pain mentioned by Len in a product >list, telling people to order that strange "bullet, train" which is really >"Item: train". Also, doesn't the colon-space give a slightly better pause >than a comma-space? > >Chuck Letourneau > > >
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