> > What's the actual use case to allow the symbols to have an arbitrary > name when they are spoken? > > It depends on the reason the the author chose to use this list style. For > example, an author might be using icon fonts to convey some meaning in the > list marker. The alternative text should reflect that meaning. > > I imagine that could be rather confusing for visually impaired people. > > > What's the actual use case for to allow arbitrary symbols to be displayed > as ordered list markers? I imagine that could be rather confusing for > sighted people. ;-) > I guess the question is rather why to *use* arbitrary symbols for ordered lists. The only use case for that I can come up with is visual design. The "box-corners" counter style you mentioned before seems to be a good example for that. So what special meaning could be put into the list markers, which needs to be reflected by screen readers? SebastianReceived on Friday, 16 May 2014 12:01:33 UTC
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