[program-java] Re: HTML: Tables

  • From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:45:44 -0400

Hi JC,
I read that part about device independence, but I was thinking visually. Too 
much late night chess.

Jim

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From: program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Corbett, James
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:23 PM
To: 'program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [program-java] Re: HTML: Tables

JH:

"It must not be dependent upon a particular device.", what part of that didn't 
you read. <smile>

I'm setting up this course syllabus for the project I hinted at a month or so 
ago. There is a JSP component and I'm dynamically building a table but was 
hoping that via html I could force the screen reader to read the rows as I'm 
scrolling.

I thought that I had come across something similar but I might have been 
dreaming.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James
Sent: September 27, 2011 15:12
To: program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-java] Re: HTML: Tables

Hi JC,
JAWS can kind of half way do this. When you get your web browser open, use 
Insert + V and then look for an item called Document Presentation. If it is set 
to Simple Layout, switch it to the other option. Then, when you look at a 
table, it will be sort of laid out a little like it might appear visually. If 
you are fortunate enough to have a Braille display, you will see vertical bars 
between the columns. Another thing you can attempt is to keep a document on 
your computer that just has the top and bottom part of an HTML file with pretty 
much an empty body, then, view the source of the file you are working on and 
hack out the table. Then, dump that into your little HTML file, save the  
result to your computer, view it in your web browser, use Insert + Z to turn 
browse mode off, Use Control + A to select all, Control + C to copy to 
clipboard, open Word, paste, and check out the result. If you use your JAWS 
cursor, you will kind of get a feel for the visual aspect.

You can also see if you can turn off browse mode with Insert + Z in your web 
browser and use your JAWS cursor to check out the table.

Jim

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