- From: Jens Meiert <jens.meiert@erde3.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:17:10 +0200 (MEST)
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Michael Cooper: > So the approach we are taking is to say "we'd rather you don't use > layout tables, but if you're going to here's how to make them > accessible." That's more useful on the whole than saying "since we > ban layout tables we don't provide techniques to make them > accessible", leaving authors in the dark and potentially resulting > in reduced accessibility in practice. Roberto Castaldo: > In this strange period, we must try and guide the passage from a > ruleless and a jungle web to another one, where accessibility should > be resident into each developer's DNA; in order to obtain this purpose, > we must try and present accessibility as an opportunity, not as a > stumbling block to avoid just because it's too hard to face. If this (offering simple layout tables as an alternative) is explicitly seen as an interims status, I can cope with that quintessence of the former discussion -- though I continue to think that a 'prohibition' of layout related tables would accelerate the entire process (but on the other hand will, interpreting Michaels remarks, irritate authors willing to adopt WAI standards). Best regards, Jens. -- Jens Meiert Interface Architect (IxD) http://meiert.com/
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