- From: <clapper@kodak.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:50:57 -0400
- To: DebbieSomchay@ladse.k12.il.us
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
From: David R. Clapper Web Review (at http://style.webreview.com/ ) has online "browser compatibility charts" for Netscape and MSIE. I've looked at them briefly, and they look pretty straightforward - however, I can't vouch for their accuracy. Debbie Somchay <DebbieSomchay@ladse.k12.il.us> on 07/27/98 11:08:08 AM Please respond to DebbieSomchay@ladse.k12.il.us To: tom mcCain <tmccain@thomas.butler.edu> cc: Lee Davis <L.S.Davis@exeter.ac.uk>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org (bcc: David R. Clapper/114065/EKC) Subject: Re: Accessible web site examples Does anyone know which versions of the browsers support style sheets? tom mcCain wrote: > You're right, Lee, examples will help us. I'll be happy to send what I > find as I work, as I also am developing such a course for my university. > > As for tables, I often use them to limit column widths for the sake of > readability by _all_ persons. Style sheets are the better answer, though, > and it will be good when more of the web surfing population gets browsers > that support style sheets. > > Good luck, > > - tom > > >I welcome the various sets of guidelines on accessible web pages, > >even if some are contradictory! What we do not seem to have, however, > >are sets of real example good and bad web pages. I'm thinking in terms, > >say, of running a course in accessible webpage design and providing > >real web pages (need not be anything large!) as examples of both. One > >thing I get confused about myself is TABLEs. Bobby pretty much frowns > >on tables alltogther but many sites claiming to be accessible use them. > >I do not find tables much of a problem with Lynx myself. I understand > >the problems with using a left hand pane of a table as a list of quick > >links - mainly, under Lynx these popup first and make it awkward to get > >to the content quickly. > > > >So, examples are what we need so we can say, 'no, look at this - this > >is the way to do it.' > > > >Anyone know of any? > > > > > >Lee > > > >======================================================================== > >Lee Davis, IT Services, University of Exeter > > > >Email: L.S.Davis@exeter.ac.uk > >Tel: +44-(0)1392-263960 > >Fax: +44-(0)1392-211630 > >WWW: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/ > >Post: Laver Building, North Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QE, UK. > >======================================================================== > > > > > > tom mcCain, Butler University, Indianapolis USA > > Work phone: 317 940-8138 > Email address: tmccain@butler.edu > Web addresses: http://trevor.butler.edu/~tmccain > http://www.crittur.com
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