Re: Mailing list archives: feeback requested on proposedimprovements (1: list)

le jeu 28-03-2002 à 13:21, Steven Pemberton a écrit :
> > > Visually I feel the table needs to be indented a little
> > Do you mean there should be more space on the left?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > > I think "re-sorted" should just be "sorted"
> > The re-sorted title has been suggested as being clearer for accessible
> reasons.
> 
> I would like to have *that* explained to me! At the point we are at in the
> hierarchy, we aren't looking at anything sorted. If we were in a sorted
> list, then re-sorted would be fine, but we aren't yet.

I don't have any good argument for this. Once again, this was proposed
by other people than me.
 
> > > Move the "by" into the header, so it reads "sorted by", and then the
> columns
> > > are just thread, author, and subject.
> > Same as above.
> 
> I can believe that one a bit more, though I doubt accessibility is really
> improved at this micro-level.

It really is: most people using aural browsers go from link to link (vs
reading the full web page) and a link saying "by thread" is a little
more informative than "thread".
 
> > I hadn't noticed the empty row, and I like your suggestion of 2 tbody.
> > Regarding visual appearance, I hope this can be handled through CSS.
> 
> I had hoped that too. But I couldn't get it to work. That was what I meant
> with my comment:
> 
>     > Hmm neither Opera nor
>     > Netscape 6 seem to do margins or borders on <tbody>. That still needs
> work.

I see, I hadn't understood it that way. Hmm... I don't see that as a too
big problem though.

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Received on Thursday, 28 March 2002 07:48:09 UTC