RE: JAWS doing em / strong Re: *Complex* Tables, Forms, Labeling, I'm still confused from Jon Hanna on 2002-11-14 (w3c-wai-ig@w3.org from October to December 2002)

From: Jon Hanna <jon@spin.ie>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:20:13 -0000
To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Message-ID: <NDBBLCBLIMDOPKMOPHLHCEJFEJAA.jon@spin.ie>

> 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.

Of course.
>
> I don't think it's insane at all; I'd commend the programmers at
> Freedom Scientific for their insight.

Huh? If you agree with me that it's bad to use <strong> when you mean <b>
why do you think it insightful to effectively use <b> when you mean
<strong>?

Received on Thursday, 14 November 2002 12:13:49 UTC