I like the idea of proportional images. My friend uses IE7, which does attempt to 'inflate' the whole screen. It makes the images look a bit rubbish, but it's better than missing them altogether!
Thanks for passing this on, I'll experiment with em-sized images. It'll make setting the gap widths easier, at any rate! Cherry. On Feb 15, 3:30 am, "Benjamin Sterling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick, I have not gotten into it too much because it has not been a > requirement, having just the alt/title tags is usually enough, but there has > been talk over at the EPA accessiblity testing group to require setting > width and height of images using EM instead of PX. This is so that if a > user bumps up the text size (ctrl +) that the image will get bigger at the > same ratio. Of course the text would need to be in EM also. This is > something that I personally have not gotten into yet, but it may become a > requirement for one of my contracts. > > On 2/14/08, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > What does your friend do about images? Enlarging the text would be a > > start, > > but if I were having great difficulty viewing the screen, I would want a > > solution that allows me to view images, as well. > > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 1:51 PM > > > To: jQuery (English) > > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: a small accessibility rant > > > > Wow, I really appreciate both of your quick replies! > > > > Benjamin, I have seen yours & Richard's contributions - knowing I'm > > > not all alone is what's keeping me motivated ;) > > > > From the accessibility plugin's demo page, it serves an accessibility > > > reminder. Which is a start :) > > > > @JMoore - my point is this: My friend's computer is *her* computer. > > > How can it be right to say she shouldn't choose to make use of its > > > built-in capabilities to read what's on the screen?? > > > You may as well say that using a magnifier to read the newspaper is a > > > hack ..... > > > > On Feb 14, 6:23 pm, "Benjamin Sterling" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Cherry, > > > > There are quite a few of us that would agree with you, Richard Worth > > and > > > > myself to name two, there is plugin but could not find it right away > > that > > > > help with accessibility. Everything I do has to be 508 compliant and > > not > > > > just because I feel it is the right thing to do, but I would with the > > Gov't, > > > > ie. epa, army.mil, and so on. So I understand your point of view and > > the > > > > best suggestion is to keep doing what you are doing and always keep > > > > accessibility on the front burner. > > > > -- > > > > Benjamin > > > Sterlinghttp://www.KenzoMedia.comhttp://www.KenzoHosting.comhttp://www.benjam... > > -- > Benjamin > Sterlinghttp://www.KenzoMedia.comhttp://www.KenzoHosting.comhttp://www.benjaminsterling.com
