Re: Question about accessible help



On Thu, 2009-09-03 at 16:30 +0000, Willie Walker wrote:
> Hi Shaun:
> 
> Thanks so much for asking.  I think we'd need to see the HTML content 
> that is generated.  There might be things around this that could be 
> improved (e.g., making sure things are in a table with proper headings 
> and such).
> 
> We might also try looking at other ways to get the same visual ease of 
> use, but provide hints for the screen reader to say something.
> 
> Do you have some example HTML we could play with?

Attached HTML output.

By the way, any recommendations for improving the HTML output
for accessibility is welcome.  One of the advantages of using
structured formats like Mallard and DocBook is that we can
address accessibility issues in our stylesheets, and things
should just magically work for everybody.

--
Shaun

> 
> Will
> 
> 
> Shaun McCance wrote:
> > Please keep gnome-doc-list CC'd on replies.
> > 
> > The documentation team was discussing using check marks in
> > feature comparison tables in help documents, but we were
> > worried about the accessibility impact.
> > 
> > Without:
> >   Service   Audio   Video
> >   AIM       No      No
> >   Jabber    Yes     Yes
> > 
> > With:
> >   Service   Audio   Video
> >   AIM
> >   Jabber    ✔       ✔
> > 
> > Looking at it visually, the meaning is pretty clear.  And
> > it's really much easier to scan.  And, well, it looks nice.
> > 
> > But I'm afraid a screen reader will just say "AIM [pause]
> > [pause] Jabber HEAVY CHECK MARK HEAVY CHECK MARK", which
> > doesn't convey that much information.
> > 
> > Can someone from the accessibility team give some guidance?
> > 
> > --
> > Shaun
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list
> > gnome-accessibility-list gnome org
> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list
> 
Title: Audio and Video Support

Audio and Video Support

When your contacts support audio or video conversations, you will see, next to the contacts name in the Contact List window, one or two small icons that represent the different conversations you can have.

Icon

Description


            Icon for audio conversation

This is the icon that represents the possibility to have an audio conversation.


            Icon for video conversation

This is the icon that represents the possibility to have a video conversation.

In order to have a video conversation, you need to have a web-cam that is supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.

In order to have an audio conversation, you need to have a sound-card that is supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.

Audio Support

Video Support

Supported Services

Service

Audio

Video

AIM

gadugadu

Google Talk

ICQ

Jabber

MSN

Salut

SIP

Yahoo!



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