- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 15:31:09 -0600
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
I guess my point is more: 1. If I am an author and using a table for layout can I explicitly mark it as being used for layout that could be accessed by assisitve technology? 2. I think it is even more important for events. If I am an author using mouseover events for visual effects, can I mark this event to say that it is probably not an important event for a non-viusal interface. Jon At 11:45 AM 3/22/99 -0500, Ian Jacobs wrote: >Jon Gunderson wrote: >> >> I originally sent these comments to the wrong list. >> >> Is there a way we could add a general section to the Web Content guidleines >> on indicating the purpose of certain elements. For example the following >> types of elements could indicate their purpose: >> >> Anchors: navigation link >> Table: layout or table >> Event: decorative, used for visual affects >> verify, checks the user input, but no visual affects >> functional, is used to change content of the document > >Jon, > >There are two mappings at issue here: > >1) For an HTML element, what topics are related to it? > This is addressed by the HTML index in the Techniques Document. > For example, for the A element, the related HTML topics are > "Keyboard Access" and "Links" > >2) For a topic, what HTML elements/attributes are involved? > I think that the table of contents combined with the > HTML index covers this need as well (although not > as efficiently). > >For more information about elements or topics, I think that >users should consult the HTML specification, which describes >and defines them much better than the Techniques document could. > >Another option is to provide a real index, which the Editors >are considering. However, that would not be done until the document >goes to Proposed Recommendation. > >Please let me know if I've addressed your point adequately, > > - Ian > >-- >Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) >Tel/Fax: (212) 684-1814 >http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs > Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-244-5870 Fax: 217-333-0248 E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund http://www.als.uiuc.edu/InfoTechAccess
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