[bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:52:15 -0700
Quick poll:
Stacey is reading with a screen reader.
Lori, you are also?
Jill, you are using refreshable Braille?
Others?
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson [staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:17 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
Scott, For me, if I'm reading something like a manual with a screen reader,
headings are just easier. You could have a link for each chapter, and then
have headings throughout the chapter that shows the different sections.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:04 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>I am not quite sure I follow here.
>
> Clearly you are all encountering something similar that disrupts
> navigability for you. The first link on the TOC takes you to the start of
> each chapter. Why not just scroll down the page from there?
>
> Is the issue that scanning the through a detailed TOC is too much? That
> that the "Go Back" links scattered throughout the chapter text too
> intrusive or something else entirely?
>
> Thanks
>
> Scott Rains
> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
> ________________________________________
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson
> [staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:54 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Hi Lori,
> That's what I thought when I read the manual a couple days ago.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lori Castner<mailto:loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:44 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Stacey, I agree with you; in an online version, it would be much easier to
> navigate with headings or lists.
> Lori
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stacey Robinson<mailto:staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:38 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Laurrie,
> I'd like to see everything on proofreading in one section. Not split by
> various links. Maybe it could have headings instead.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lori Castner<mailto:loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:27 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Navigating the Online Manual
>
> Hi, Everyone,
>
> Am I the only one who finds this online manual that we are reviewing this
> week to be extremely cumbersome to navigate?
> I am reviewing Section 4 about Proofreading, and whenever I complete
> reading one small section, I wish there were a link that said "next" so
> that I could just proceed.
> Am I missing some simple way to read through this document subsection
> after subsection?
> I am not a novice at reading documents with links and other internet
> materials, but this manual prompts me to feel like a total beginner!
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Lori C.
>
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