- From: James Nurthen <james.nurthen@oracle.com>
- Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:24:45 -0800
- To: Jon Dodd <jon@bunnyfoot.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Jon Dodd wrote: > > >Seth Rothberg: > > > >>Or even: >> >><label for="id">First name <img src="asterix.gif" alt="mandatory >> information"></label><input type="text"...> >> >> > >I use this type of construct and it has worked really well in a number of >user tests for people both using and not using a variety of access >technologies including various screen readers. Its main benefits are: >* visual users get it because asterix is a commonly used marker >* screen reader users get it because the alt text gets read out and does not >rely on dubious implementation of "title" or user preference settings. > >NB I also use a similar thing to mark where on a form there are errors that >need addressing (in addition to stating at the top). > >Jon > > I mentioned this to a colleague who uses JAWS. He turns off all images which are not also links so he doesn't hear the ALT text at all. Regards, James
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