Derek Featherstone wrote: >On 1/12/06, Ian Anderson wrote: > > > >>On no account put the skip link on a single pixel image with alt text, >>as was common practice a couple years ago. This is because at least >>one screen reader (JAWS, the most common one) will not read the link >>because it does not read alt text on any image smaller than 10px by >>10px. >> >> > >Ian - do you have a reference or test cases for this? I've never heard >this, to be honest, so I'm very curious... > >
Sorry this is late in coming -- very behind on my list mail, as you can see. From our own Bob Easton's tests, it appears that JAWS 4 does not read alt text on 1 x 1 images (test case 5) but does on a 10 x 1 image (test case 6): http://www.access-matters.com/screen-reader-test-results/ I can't say whether JAWS 4 is relevant to cater to or not. I do know that JAWS is very expensive, so I would guess that many of its users are not fast to upgrade. I personally try to just keep the text "skip to main content" on the screen for the benefit of all users, and if I must hide it, I use an off-left technique. More information here: http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=B96B1 http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=BAF61 Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
