From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CI5YO-0006oA-00 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:22:00 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9EDLe5e030658 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:21:40 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9EDLdKV030657; Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:21:39 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:21:39 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." , blinux-list-bounces@redhat.com, Nigel Stoppard Message-ID: <20041014132139.GU10616@rednote.net> References: <20041014130910.GT10616@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041014130910.GT10616@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.8-1.541.rootsmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Cc: Subject: Re: Links the chain X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:22:06 -0000 Oops. I forgot to put a "Dear Nigel" at the top. Sorry for that confusion. Janina Sajka writes: > The email message below appeared on a different blind users list than > where you've recently posted your suggestions for key bindings in links. > I've sent this message to blinux as well because that's where you > posted. > > While the message below isn't about key bindings, it does request an > important feature that is present in lynx (the cat), and missing in > links (the chain). I'm forwarding it on to you as a use case and a user > requirement in the expectation that's it's a fairly simple thing to > implement. > > Regretably many web sites that ignore the W3C's markup guidance in > support of accessibility also abuse the user agent data provided by the > http header. It would be very helpful if links (the chain) could provide > the workaround already available in lynx (the cat). > > I would very much like to hear your thoughts on this request. > > Leslie Fairall writes: > > Does anyone know if you can change the user-agent string in links the > > chain? I use the cat with Bank of America by doing this, but would like to > > have access to some features that require Javascript. I wish there was a > > way where I could save the user-agent string whenever I go to the website. > > Does anyone else do the same thing? Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Chair > Accessibility Workgroup > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040