atw: Re: MS Publisher

Ok, that's given me something to  look at.  I've just checked the executable
and nothing on the page is scalable, so someone with sight problems would
have to use the Windows Vista based accessibility features. That seems to be
a limitation of WebCompiler, not Publisher, but I will check with them to
confirm it is not a setting somewhere, or a limitation with how they
interpret Publisher.  

 

So:

.         Step 1 - write and format in Publisher using the Web Publication
option, with access to full 2007 formatting features, including themes and
styles.  This has a simple Design Checker that  picks some web coding
issues.

.         Step 2 - save as an HTML using the save as command, and do
absolutely nothing with this file.

.         (Step 3 - set parameters in WebCompiler once (I have never used
such a well designed product!).)

.         Step 4 - hit the Compile button in WebCompiler.  Wait.

.         Step 5 - hit the Run button in WebCompiler.

 

How much easier can it get?  

 

So far, the sole problem that has emerged is that my customers can't scale
the page.  This is definitely worth exploring as I do use a smallish font.
I will see if it is a Publisher or WebCompiler issue, and I will send a copy
of the executable to a very fernickety sight impaired editor to see if he
can use it.

 

What else? 

 

Christine

 

 

 

From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rebecca Caldwell
Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2009 4:56 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: MS Publisher

 

Accessibility in web design is usually about image tags ( the text you see
when you hover over an image) and the ability for the user to make the
content bigger or smaller, and actually have the content scale up according
to the browser.

 

Try clicking Control + or Control -, if your pages text and images don't get
bigger or smaller in scale, then there is an accessibility issue.

 

 

That's what I call accessibility anyway J

 

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