-- Regards SteveF HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/> On 16 October 2013 16:08, Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >>> 3) The arrows should not be content but CSS in my opinion. >>> >> >> the arrows convey direction to sighted users and I think they should also >> convey direction to other users too, having them in text means that they >> are announced by AT for example. NVDA announces: (→ "right arrow") >> >> list with 4 items >> You are here: >> link >> Main >> → >> link >> Products >> → >> link >> Dishwashers >> → >> Second hand >> >> > Is this really a good idea? Isn't this the same problem of mixing style > with structure? > ? the arrows have a meaning that meaning is conveyed regardless of style. > > The style isn't a graphical style, but an auditory style. > > If aria roles are used to markup the breadcrumbs and then isn't the screen > reader able to describe the content in the appropriate fashion? > there is no role=breadcrumbs > > <nav role="breadcrumbs"> > <ol>...</ol> > </nav> > > So, the announcement would be: > > "breadcrumb navigation" > "list with 4 items" > ... > > Seems better than requiring some plaintext construct to markup a list of > links. > where plain text does the job well why not use it? > > Thanks, > Cameron Jones >
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