- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 01:30:58 -0400 (EDT)
- To: "Charles F. Munat" <chas@munat.com>
- cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
You can use CSS2 to include the icon you are used to, except you need a browser that supports it (I think Opera does, but don't know how far), using something like the following: a[name]:before, [id]:before { content: url("http://example.com/image") } Amaya uses something like this, except it doesn't implement it in CSS2, to identify targets in a document, and a few other cases. But in CSS2 it can be generalised Charles McCN On Wed, 30 May 2001, Charles F. Munat wrote: The triangle would work better if it were hollow rather than solid (so it doesn't look like the triangles used for expanding/contracting categories) and if it had alt text that said something like "Link to information below." By adding the alt text, you'd get the same effect as the pop-up window icon (ToolTip-wise), and you'd also let VI users know that they are linking within the same page (which would be nice, I think). Frankly, I think these icons are a nice idea. It would be better if they were fairly standardized across sites, however, to avoid having to learn new ones on each site. Of course, it would be even better if browsers inserted the symbols themselves, but that might be difficult to do when JavaScript is used to do the pop-up. Maybe I'll swipe this idea and use it on my own sites... Now, why does the pop-up symbol for the Thompson Conference Center link (see URL below) have a magenta triangle in the lower left corner? Charles F. Munat Seattle, Washington Graham Oliver wrote: "The blue triangle on the Optavia site doesn't actually do anything, it just signifies that the following link is an intra-page link (I assume). That was my confusion, I was clicking on the triangle itself looking for something to happen. It doesn't (as far as I am aware) add any functionality for screen reader users (there is no alt text) so I am not convinced it is a good idea." (re http://www.optavia.com/events/aus0600a.htm ) -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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