- From: Kathleen Anderson <kathleen.anderson@po.state.ct.us>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 07:47:55 -0400
- To: "Paul Stauffer 301-827-5694 FAX 301-443-6385" <STAUFFERP@cder.fda.gov>, "w3c-wai-ig-request" <w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org>, "Heather Swayne" <hswayne@microsoft.com>, "WAI IG" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
- Cc: "Jim Tobias" <tobias@inclusive.com>
Paul: There is a free addin for FrontPage 2000 that makes it easy to add popup text for hotspots in your image maps. The Addin is called "Alt-text for Image Maps" and is available at: http://www.jimcoaddins.com/ Kathleen Anderson, Webmaster Office of the State Comptroller 55 Elm Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 voice: 860.702.3355 fax: 860.702.3634 e-mail: kathleen.anderson@po.state.ct.us URL: http://www.osc.state.ct.us/ URL ACCESS: http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Stauffer 301-827-5694 FAX 301-443-6385 <STAUFFERP@cder.fda.gov> To: w3c-wai-ig-request <w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org>; Heather Swayne <hswayne@microsoft.com>; WAI IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Cc: Jim Tobias <tobias@inclusive.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 10:45 AM Subject: Re: FrontPage Accessibility Wizard? > Thanks for posting this link. > > They didn't address the fact that FP2000 cannot handle alt text for > image maps. It recommends not using image maps as a method to achieve > accessibility. That's a cop out. > > I would also like to see FP2000 support alt text a little better. It > doesn't require or prompt you for alt text. Furthermore, I would like > to see LONGDESC to be supported. > > Paul Stauffer > staufferp@cder.fda.gov > > > >All, > > > >this article is kind of interesting.... > >http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/content/articles/accessibility.html > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > >Mike Burks > >-----Original Message----- > >From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On > >Behalf Of Heather Swayne > >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:24 PM > >To: WAI IG > >Cc: Jim Tobias > >Subject: RE: FrontPage Accessibility Wizard? > > > > > >In case not everyone has heard Dick Brown has changed jobs within > >Microsoft - he has moved back to an editor position within MS Press > >(Dick's background was in User Assistance or product documentation > >before he joined the Accessible Technology Group 3 years ago). > > > >FrontPage 2002, which shipped as part of Office XP, does not contain an > >accessibility wizard. Although, as Terry Crowley and others have > >pointed out, there are third party products that can be used with > >FrontPage to check for accessibility. > > > >Heather Swayne > >Lead Program Manager for the > >Technical Solutions Team within the > >Microsoft Accessible Technology Group > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Wendy A Chisholm [mailto:wendy@w3.org] > >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 6:12 PM > >To: WAI IG > >Cc: Jim Tobias > >Subject: RE: FrontPage Accessibility Wizard? > > > >Hello, > > > >In the minutes that you refer to, Dick Brown took an action item to > >forward > >more information to the ER list about a FrontPage Accessibility Wizard. > >It > >is my understanding that an accessibility wizard for FrontPage does not > >exist. I do not know if one is currently in development. Perhaps > >someone > >from Microsoft could provide more information on this? > > > >--wendy > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org > [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On > >> > Behalf Of Jim Tobias > >> > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 1:57 PM > >> > To: WAI IG > >> > Subject: FrontPage Accessibility Wizard? > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi All, > >> > > >> > I notice that there are references in the June 12 and 26, 2000 ER > >> > teleconferences to a FrontPage Accessibility Wizard. Can anyone > >> > supply detail on this? Thanks in advance. > >> > > >> > Jim > >> > > >> > > >> > Jim Tobias > >> > Inclusive Technologies > >> > tobias@inclusive.com > >> > 732.441.0831 v/tty > >> > www.inclusive.com > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > >-- > >wendy a chisholm > >world wide web consortium > >web accessibility initiative > >madison, wi usa > >tel: +1 608 663 6346 > >/-- > > > > > > >
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