- From: Chuck Letourneau <cpl@starlingweb.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 10:55:51 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Last week, Gregg wrote: > >4) Recommend use of Alt = "bullet, " (comma and space important to provide >pause) > - gets us back to providing a short audible cue between items to separate >them and identify them as being items in a list. > - works on all browsers today > - gives the audible equivalent of a visual bullet > - allows variation if there are different bullet images (in which case the >meaning of the different bullets should be substituted. > - is annoying to hear if you already know for sure that it is a list item > >>From this listing it would appear that "bullet" would be the proper >approach. Since "bullet" essentially means "item" (or new item, or next item), and "item" does not denote any hierarchical value (as does a numbered list), then the use of ALT="Item: " to describe the function of a bullet seems appropriate to me. "Item" avoids the pain mentioned by Len in a product list, telling people to order that strange "bullet, train" which is really "Item: train". Also, doesn't the colon-space give a slightly better pause than a comma-space? Chuck Letourneau
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