From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from server1.shellworld.net ([64.39.15.178] ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AHEve-00060g-00 for ; Tue, 04 Nov 2003 23:05:58 -0500 Received: from server1.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost.shellworld.net [127.0.0.1]) by server1.shellworld.net (8.12.8/8.11.1) with ESMTP id hA545swO075265 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:05:54 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server1.shellworld.net (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id hA545nOY075260 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:05:54 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) X-Authentication-Warning: server1.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:05:49 -0600 (CST) From: Luke Davis To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20031105025927.GB30104@rednote.net> Message-ID: References: <20031105025927.GB30104@rednote.net> Organization: "Tacticus Communications, Inc." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: links and speakup X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 04:05:58 -0000 Janina The tables can be done either way: as actual tables (which can be quite useful), or in the lynx (the cat) style. On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Janina Sajka wrote: > This is off the top of my head so may not be fully accurate: > > 1.) You can get the hyperlinks to be numbered. I find that helpful. > > 2.) You can get the cursor to track. That's critical, of course. > > But, I think that's about it. The chain does not do the table > serialization thing like the cat does, therefore you get islands of text > on screen that someone can see belong together, but that reads very > poorly with a screen reader's basically left to right and top to bottom > reading strategy. > > Also, not all javascript pages will work. I'm sorry, I don't recall all > the details. Hope this helps, though. > > Deedra Waters writes: > > From: Deedra Waters > > > > I've seen people talk about being able to use links in the past. What I > > want to know, is are there tips to getting links to play nice? I'm having > > problems moving to some links on pages, and in others, if the page is in > > columns it reads very badly. I'm in desperate need of a browser that > > supports java script, so I can fill out some financial aid applications > > for school. > > > > Any help would be appreciated, thanks. > > > > > > > > -- > > Freenode staff member: dmwaters@freenode.net , http://www.freenode.net > > Debian gnu/linux: http://www.debian.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >