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HOW TO CHANGE THE GLOBAL BUTTON
TEXT COLOUR IN A THEME
To change the Global colour you must do so in
the style section.
Open the Modify Theme Interface then click
'Text' | Choose 'More Text Syles'. From the
Style list choose .mstheme-topbar-font then
Modify. Next change the font as you require.
Click OK and OK again. Uncheck the 'Apply
with CSS' and the changes have been made.
HIGH LEVEL - WEB DESIGN ACCESSIBILITY
By Frances McColl Stewart
High-level web design rules in compliance with
WW3 requirements for web site accessibility
include a need for a clear understandable
audible (when a screen reader is used).
Text equivalents must be provided for images,
animations, applets, scripts, buttons,
hyperlinks, and audio.
High color contrast should be used and color
should not be used as the only means to convey
information.
Clean bold design is a plus for any website, and
a must for accessibility. For readability, font
size should be assessed for low vision viewers
and, to as great an extent as possible, font size
should be controllable by the user.
All screens and forms should allow for navigation
and activation without a mouse. Each field in a
form should be labeled. Formats for data need to
be clearly specified. Error messages should
display above the form.
Use HTML H1-H6 to Identify new sections for
presentation. These can be used in conjunction
with "HR".
"BLOCKQUOTE" should not be used for
indenting, or horizontal rule "HR" for
presentation purposes. Templates are excellent
for standardized page design.
Site content should use clear and simple
language, avoiding technical terms where
possible.
If using PDF's, ensure that the text version is
understandable to a screen reader; if not,
include the option to choose HTML or text
instead of PDF. If appropriate, include at least
one alternate method for obtaining a document
or form.
It is nice to provide an auditory description of the
important information of a multimedia
presentation. At the least, equivalent alternatives
for time-based multimedia presentations should
be synchronized.
Provide Alt-tags for all image-based text
elements, graphics, or Hyperlinks in an image
map.
Provide descriptive explanations of images and
animations, and text descriptions of graphs,
charts, and symbols should also be
implemented.
Use client-side image maps instead of
server-side if possible. FrontPage created image
maps are client-side image maps. "Summary"
and "caption" should be used to describe tables;
describe each column and content.
Use a phrase such as 'Learn more' instead of
'Click Here'. Check navigation and form usage
for non-mouse access.
Seems like a lot? Then you know what many of
your audience has to go through. Three final
checks for your site:
*Plug your site into a Reader and LISTEN to it
with your eyes closed.
*Dispose of your mouse and navigate your site
with the keyboard only.
*In Internet Explorer, turn off your graphics and
view the page.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Frances is editor of AnyFrontPage Bytes and
an expert in the field of search engine
optimization, Frances' articles have been
published in various newsletters and websites. http://www.Dynamite-iT.com She is a
moderator on our Forum.
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Website Tips Color Page http://websitetips.com/color/
Web-safe color charts here by VisiBone's Bob
Stein, by Lynda Weinman, and Daxassist.
PDF files cannot be translated into Braille or
speech as readily as HTML. Adobe provides a
reasonably good PDF/HTML translation service
on the Web, at http://access.adobe.com/
The ALTifier, a Windows/Unix tool, facilitates the
job of adding ALTernative descriptive text to
image tags. It looks for clues within HTML
documents and guesses based on image
filenames. http://www.vorburger.ch/projects/alt/index.html
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You can utilize two style sheets; one for all
browsers except NN4.x and then one for NN4.x.
We use the @import command to make use of
two style sheets, you can also use JavaScript.
Pop-Up Windows: (UPDATED)
New Feature: Now if you specify the size and
position of the Pop-Up Windows, you have the
choice of using either pixels or percent of
screen. Current users have no need to
download any new software.
Bug Fix: The image trigger is now visible during
design-time. Once again, current users have no
need to download any new software.
Custom Scrollbars: (UPDATED)
Improved Interface: Keep better track of the
current property while editing its color. Current
users have no need to download new software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jimco Meta 2.0 UPDATE http://www.jimcoaddins.com/com.asp
The most recent release adds the ability to
control Internet Explorer 6.0's new image
toolbar. Using Meta 2.0, you can choose to
disable that toolbar on your pages, making it not
quite so convenient for people to snatch you
images.
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PageScreamerTM Plug-Ins for FrontPage http://www.crunchy.com/tools/plugins.html
The PageScreamer Plug-Ins for FrontPage,
checks whether the activated FrontPage,
document is Section 508 compliant. Following
are the included features:
One click verification of active FrontPage
document.
Tree View representing violations in Section 508
paragraph A to P format.
Bar chart showing violations for HTML tags with
total number of tags.
Pie chart showing distribution of violations for
Paragraph A to P.
Printable report.
Runs on Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows
2000
~ General Resources
MAGpie http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/
MAGpie is the ideal authoring environment for
multimedia specialists, publishing companies or
service providers who want to add captions,
subtitles and audio descriptions to their work.
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EASI Multimedia Webcast On Distance
Learning. http://www.rit.edu/~easi
EASI has 3 online events in September focusing
on distance learning.
Barrier-free Web Design - 07-10-02
Train the Trainer - 07-10-02
Accessing Higher Ground Conference -
6/9-11-02
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Site Check http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~gerald/lynx-me.cgi
What Lynx version 2.7.1 sees when it looks at
your page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ General Links
Seti Search http://www.seti-search.com/
Speech friendly search engine.
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Resources for on the job libraries http://librarysupportstaff.com/ed4you2.html
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