He is quite correct in everything stated in the below message. It is a matter of personal choice. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com VIP Conduit Tech Support www.vipconduit.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <ricjust...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:43 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] creating a website using jaws
Personally, I find no problems with Microsoft Word, as my html editor of choice. I have written several websites using it, and it is easy to use with Jaws. I like to keep things simple, and have other things I'd rather do than hand code my website, http://www.blind-computing.com I can't see the website, and it is not written for the sighted world, so you won't find the elements such as graphics, combo boxes etc. The entire site is text, and hyper-links, and is by it's simple nature, accessible with any screen-reader, without having to be concerned adding additional accessibility. I really don't care much for the internet, in hat it tires me to go to websites that insist on having the same text and links repeated on every page. Yes, Word does introduce additional code into the raw html document, but it doesn't seem to have any adverse affect on the functionality of the site. I would just say, in the end, it a matter of personal preference and how you want the site to be. Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "JennyK" <j...@jennyk.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] creating a website using jaws > Hi all. > My experience is that learning html is the best way to avoid future > problems. I have not created any sites in ms word but I do believe as > someone mentioned that word adds extra code and probably plenty of it. > This can make it difficult to update and maintain. At one point I created > a site in an app called NetObject fusion. This was when I was sighted and > a couple of years ago when I wanted to update it it was a total nightmare > as it had added so much extra code that finally I just scrapped the whole > site and started from scratch. You never have real control over what the > program does or how it does it. I don't much care for programs that think > they know better than I do what it is that I want to achieve. > > I write code in html using wordpad, code xhtml, some php, add java, > streaming music which is extremely easy btw, and more. > What I don't know when it comes to word is the working of adding true > accessibility on a site. I add captions and alternate text myself where I > need it and I have full control. It is fun, frustrating when first > starting but worth the hours of reading and experimenting in my opinion. > > Jen > *** > My site > http://jennyk.net > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
