- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:42:27 -0400
- To: "Accessys@smart.net" <accessys@smart.net>, "Al Gilman" <Alfred.S.Gilman@IEEE.org>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Correction to mine, it's a button that allows me to view the credentials. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Accessys@smart.net" <accessys@smart.net> To: "Al Gilman" <Alfred.S.Gilman@IEEE.org> Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:08 PM Subject: Re: what do screen readers do with "the padlock"? mine says "lock icon" Linux, Pine/Lynx, Emacspeak Bob On Wed, 31 Oct 2007, Al Gilman wrote: > > > Browsers comonly use a padlock icon to indicate that content has been > obtained by a secure connection. For example, > > <quote > cite="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lock_icon"> > > The lock icon in the Status Bar and the Location Bar of your browser > indicates that the current web page uses encryption mechanisms for > securing the connection in order to prevent malicious Internet users > from reading and modifying the exchanged data between your web > browser and the web server. > > </quote> > > Do some screen readers or self-voicing browsers inform the user of > this security status distinction? Do they generally? How? > > Al > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ occasionally a true patriot must defend his country from its' government +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . accessBob .NO HTML/PDF/RTF/MIME in e-mail. . . . . . . accessys@smartnospam.net .NO MSWord docs in e-mail . . . .. . . . . . Access Systems, engineers .NO attachments in e-mail, .*LINUX powered*. access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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