- From: Jim Ley <jim@jibbering.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 16:09:34 -0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
"Kynn Bartlett" <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com> wrote in message news:a05101002b979fbdfab42@[10.0.1.2]... > > At 9:48 PM +0100 8/9/02, David Woolley wrote: > > > Saying 'click here' to a speech-input user is a little like saying "do you > >> see?" to a person who is blind. It isn't quite appropriate. But beyond > >> upsetting them you will probably get your meaning across. > > > >This does, however, invalidate the reason for using "click here" in the > >first place, which is generally an assumption that the user is too stupid > >to follow anything except explicit directions in terms of the specific > >technology that they are using. > > Sure. But it's not an accessibility error. It's just bad style. > > Actually, "click here" is also very imperative. It tells you what to > do. > > You can enroll online -- just <a>click here</a>! I agree that this sort of imperative is often liked in webpages, I just use: <a>click here to enroll online</a> - which covers both bases. Jim.
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