I agree, as most web developers do not use the markup correctly (in my experience). I'm not even sure that it really makes that big of a difference if it is used correctly, I am likely going to figure out that it is a list of terms and definitions without being told.
Everett On 5-Mar-09, at 5:10 PM, Yardbird wrote:
I believe that in practice, when the average jaws user hears this phrase on a Web page, it really just means here's the beginning of a series of listed items. In which case the wording becomes a bit irrelevant and potentially distracting for most of us non-[programmer, non Web design-savvy Jaws users who would be happy enough to just hear they were coming to a list, the word "definitions" having nothing to do with their interests at the moment. First time I heard it, I wondered what definitions? had I accidentally stumbled into some kind of online dictionary and thesaurus function? I learned to ignore it, of course. But such is my impression and experience, anyway.----- Original Message ----- From: "E.J. Zufelt" <lists@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:48 PM Subject: Re: What is a definition list? Good afternoon, A definition list is a xhtml markup that is normally applied to a list of definitions (terms and their meanings). Not all web authors use the markup properly and may use it for a variety of other purposes. For more information see: http://xhtml.com/en/xhtml/reference/dl/ HTH, Everett On 5-Mar-09, at 4:26 PM, Robert Logue wrote:I reinstalled Jaws 10 and now I hear Jaws say something like the following on web pages. "definition list of n items" "n" would be replaced by a number. Only way I know to get Jaws to stop saying this is to turn off announcement of lists. But, what is a definition list anyway? Bob-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.htmlIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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