Re: Citation of URLs

The last one although shorter is not automatically recognised by email clients and browsers as a URL, and therefore appears as non-active in the screen. I think this is a disadvantage, which forces everyone to cut/paste or type the URL for activating it. Particularly problematic for "slow-typing" users.

Among the rest, I think second one is best from a visual perspective, but I do not know how this <http://www.foo.com/> might sound when rendered by a screen reader.

Best regards,
		Rafael Romero.

A 11:46 09/07/99 +0100, ha escrito:
>Are there any accessibility issues regarding the citation of URLs, both
>online and in print?
>
>We've been having some discussion locally about the conventions for our
>newsletter.
>
>The following have been suggested:
>
><URL:http://www.foo.com/>
><http://www.foo.com/>
>http://www.foo.com/
>www.foo.com
>
>The final alternative, with a Courier font, has been suggested as it's
>shorter than the others.
>
>Would this cause any accessibility (or other) problems?
>
>Thanks
>
>Brian
>
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Received on Friday, 9 July 1999 07:08:06 UTC