- From: Steve Vosloo <stevenvosloo@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:44:56 +0200
- To: "'WAI IG'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
To cover all bases it seems a good idea to always put a space after a text description, and usually after some sort of punctuation: <a href="#content" title="Skip Navigation. Access key = 2. "> <img src="hello.gif" alt="Hello world. "> <frame src="banner.html" title="Frame banner. "> Etc. After all, this technique has no downside and makes life easier if standardised throughout your code. Steve -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Charles McCathieNevile Sent: 23 July 2002 08:43 PM To: Steve Vosloo Cc: 'WAI IG' Subject: RE: Invisible "Skip navigation" link Yep, that's what I would do. cheers Chaals On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Steve Vosloo wrote: > >So, you'd use a full stop (or some other punctuation) AND a space, e.g. > ><a href="#content" title="Skip Navigation. Access key = 2. "> > Skip Navigation ></a> ><a href="1.htm" title="Blah blah. Access key = 3. "> > Blah blah ></a> > >Sounds like: Skip Navigation. Access key = 2. Blah blah. Access key = >3. > >As opposed to: Skip Navigation. Access key = 2.Blah blah. Access key = >3.(which is gonna sounds real bad!) > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:charles@w3.org] >Sent: 23 July 2002 04:09 PM >To: Simon White >Cc: Steve Vosloo; WAI IG >Subject: RE: Invisible "Skip navigation" link > > >Spaces are usually there to provide appropriate presentation - ensure >that the last word of a text alternative isn't run together with the >first word following - this makes it easier to read, or understand when >spoken by a screen reader. > >Thanks to Simon for having some history available for the repeats of >discussion. > >cheers > >Chaals > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Steve Vosloo [mailto:stevenvosloo@yahoo.com] >>Sent: 23 July 2002 14:32 >>To: WAI IG >>Subject: Invisible "Skip navigation" link >> >> >> >>What is the best way to code an invisible Skip Nav link? >> >><a href="#content"> >> <img src="spacer.gif" alt="Skip navigation." width="1" height="1" >>border="0"> </A> >> >>Does the <A> need a title with "Skip navigation." link too? >> >> >>And while I'm here, does anyone know why many examples for accessible >>links provide a space after a description? And around an "=" sign, >>e.g. >> >><a href="#content" accesskey="2" title="Skip Navigation. Access key = >>2. "> >> Skip Navigation >></a> >> > > -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +33 4 92 38 78 22 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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