- From: David R. Stong <drs18@psu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 11:15:52 -0500
- To: "Jon Hanna" <jon@spin.ie>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Why is <strong> and <em> anything less than an indication of meaning in the content? Using <strong> when you mean <b> is like using <th> to center something in a cell. The strength of inflection of a given word may affect meaning and in so doing needs to be interpreted by any device that interprets written words. I don't think it's insane at all; I'd commend the programmers at Freedom Scientific for their insight. At 3:37 PM +0000 11/14/02, Jon Hanna wrote: > > Actually JAWS 4.5 does support these tags to some degree. The >> user can ask >> for the indicated font of text on a web page by pressing insert+f. Text >> marked with <strong>...</strong> will be indicated as bold. Text marked >> with <em>...</em> will be indicated as italic. > >Am I correct in understanding this as meaning that JAWS indicates an element >not directly linked to visual formatting by telling the user about a >possible visual formatting? > >If so, am I alone in thinking this is insane? -- David R. Stong Microcomputer Information Specialist, Education Technology Services Teaching and Learning with Technology Information Technology Services The Pennsylvania State University 225 Computer Building University Park, PA 16802 Working for Universal Design: http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/accessibility
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