- From: Gregg Vanderheiden <po@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 11:56:42 -0500
- To: WAI HC Working Group <w3c-wai-hc@w3.org>, "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
How is this for late in the game. Recommendation. That TITLE be added to horizontal rule. RATIONALE: Horizontal rules are used but their purpose is not always evident even to sighted users. For people who cannot see the page layout, it can be even more obscure. But the author put it there to signify something. A TITLE on the HR would allow its function to be made known if it was not obvious. For example, "New Chapter", "Next Issue", "Next Guideline", "Next Topic" For people who can see, pointing to the HR with a mouse could cause a tool-tip to pop up to show the meaning. For people using text browsers the TITLE could appear on a line by itself or with some words along with it. Eg "Line indicating start of NEXT GUIDELINE" This could also be used to indicate the presence of a toolbar . (can you have a horizontal rule with zero width). People who are using screen readers find it much easier to interpret a group of side by side words or images that make up a toolbar if they know that is what to expect. Thoughts Gregg
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