- From: T. V. Raman <raman@Adobe.COM>
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 13:40:38 -0700
- To: Josh Krieger <josh@zafu.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-wg@w3.org
Josh Krieger writes:
The following suggestion is a kluge that is a consequence of a specific
browser implementation and not something you want in there-- especially not as
a "justification of access" or "access guideline".
> I think the following access guideline needs to be added
> to the list:
>
> When using HTML Tables, insert the <BR> tag before each </TD> tag.
> This does not visually affect the look of the HTML Table
> on graphical browsers, but will make the table substantially
> more accessible to blind users using older
> versions of Lynx. In particular, its purpose is to "unwrap"
> a table automatically when viewed in a text-only browser.
>
> Any dissentors?
>
> Josh Krieger
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--raman
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