Re: Plain Text Question
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:44:09 -0500
Sounds ok, if your table will just be read with screenreaders.
John
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 09:25:51AM -0400, James Homme wrote:
> Hi John,
> The table I'm looking at only has two columns, so I thought it would be OK to
> just give the headers in a paragraph with one line above the other, then each
> row in a paragraph with the left column on the first line and the rest of the
> cell below that. That way, a screen reader user could jump to each table row
> by using paragraph navigation.
>
> Jim
>
> Jim Homme,
> Usability Services,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:22 AM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Plain Text Question
>
> Standard practice in braille is to give the headers just once at the
> beginning of a table. I'm willing to bet that most speech users would
> get very tired of hearing them for each row.
>
> John
>
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 09:09:52AM -0400, James Homme wrote:
> > Hi Suzy,
> >
> > Thanks for this.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Homme,
> >
> > Usability Services,
> >
> > Phone: 412-544-1810
> >
> > Skype: jim.homme
> >
> > Internal recipients, [1]Read my accessibility blog. [2]Discuss
> > accessibility here.
> >
> > [3]m_and_m
> >
> >
> >
> > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stanzel,
> > Susan
> > - Kansas City, MO
> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:06 AM
> > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Plain Text Question
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd rather hear them each time.
> >
> >
> >
> > Susie Stanzel
> >
> >
> >
> > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James
> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:56 AM
> > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Plain Text Question
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm formatting a table in plain text. If you were reading the table, what
> > would work best for you? Would you want the header information repeated
> > for each piece of data, or is it OK to present the header rows one time
> > and have you remember the column order?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Homme,
> >
> > Usability Services,
> >
> > Phone: 412-544-1810
> >
> > Skype: jim.homme
> >
> > Internal recipients, [4]Read my accessibility blog. [5]Discuss
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> > [6]m_and_m
> >
> >
> >
> >
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