I assume this continues the theme of "Shortcomings of Window-Eyes". A cursory look at this latest site Don references reveals much not to like about it technically. There are graphical links without alt attributes for starters. There is an object on the home page, possibly poorly implemented Flash. When I checked the home page with my favourite validation tool, it identified 236 errors and 27 warnings.
Please don't use poorly coded web pages as examples of screen reader shortcomings. Screen reader developers rely on valid code for best results. When website developers don't follow standards, screen reader access becomes problematical. I can find any number of sites where one or other screen reader falls over while another will do ok. Which one copes best on specific sites depends on many variables. Perhaps a word with the people who create poorly constructed sites would be in order. The above isn't to suggest that screen readers need to get smarter. Dynamic web pages are a major challenge. But the site mentioned here is simply not standards compliant. Seeking help to find workarounds is appropriate, but blaming Window-Eyes for shortcomings on website construction is not. Andrew From: Don H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 December 2008 09:55 To: gwmicro Subject: another problem web site to try please OK go to www.jcpenney.com and hit enter on todays store ad. The next screen again has a edit box to enter your zip code. Using WE 7.01 with either IE 7 or Firefox 3 I can not get we to read the edit box for entering the zip code. If you can please provide step by step instructions. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
