- From: Al Gilman <asgilman@access.digex.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:07:33 -0500 (EST)
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
I did a quick search in the techniques document for "top" and came away with nothing; that does not prove that this item is not yet covered, but I don't know that it is in there so I spelled it out. This is a technique. It is a response to the the problem the speech user has with long lists of pro-forma navigation links at the head of a page. There was a thread coordinated by Paul Adelson which documented well that this is an issue worthy of remediation. It is a mild revision of the practice on the ACB website that addresses this need. 1. There is a link destination with NAME="start-reading" . 2. First or second among the navigation links at the head of the page there is a link to this point with text content of "skip navigation links" . 2a. This text could be the ALT text of an invisible graphic, as with the "invisible D-link" technique. 2b. My icon for this link would be a simple diagram of a playground slide. 2c. The WAI should not standardize the icon for this link at this time. That is a good topic for an art student contest after the text values associated with the link have been frozen. The specific text of the anchor name and link text are amenable to change by the GL WG and the public review process, but both of these strings should be a topic of recommended usage in the guidelines document. That's a proposal for consideration. Al
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