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Philip Herlihy  
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 More options Oct 28 2012, 11:06 am
Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets
From: Philip Herlihy <bounceb...@you.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:07:06 -0000
Local: Sun, Oct 28 2012 11:07 am
Subject: Re: tables are evil - (long)
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In article <k6iq2g$33...@speranza.aioe.org>, steve.j.sw...@gmail.com
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> On 24/10/2012 15:59, Philip Herlihy wrote:
> > Is that what actually happens, or is this a "thought experiment"?  I've
> > never experienced a screen reader (can you download them easily?) and I
> > wonder if you're speaking from experience - it would be good to know.

> ...The screenreader read the words, but also included hints
> from the context; for example it said "Paragraph" when encountering "<P>".

It's quite plausible, then that a screen reader would mutter
"Definitions" if presented with a DL.  Or maybe just "list".  I wonder
if this is configurable?

--

Phil, London


 
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