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WYSIWYG editors spec – Importing CSS
The second building block of a modern WYSIWYG editor is how the styles are defined and added. Styles should be applied by class to standard HTML, but what kind of import methods would be best, and how would they surface in the interface? Captions vs subtitles
In a short break from the editor series, and in the spirit of
If you write it down you'll remember it, I'm going to risk a mauling by defining captions and sub-titles for video.
WYSIWYG editor spec – allowed HTML
Starting from the building blocks, what should an editor allow? Most of the browser based editors allow people to edit the source HTML. To make sure the code stays valid, the editor will have to filter what gets saved, so what HTML should it allow? WYSIWYG editor spec – Overview
This is the overview that outlines the accessibility guidelines that affect a "What You See Is What You Get" editor (WYSIWYG) editor, and do a top-line evaluation of an editor so that you know what to look for. Setting the scene for a set of posts specifying accessible WYSIWYG editors. Accessible WYSIWYG editors part 1 – The problem
There is an elephant in the corner type of problem in the accessibilty world, that of WYSIWYG editors. In the first of a three part series, I outline this problem. The later posts will define what a solution would be, and see if it exists yet. Internet Explorer bashing
Some people need a history lesson. I'm not a Microsoft evangelist, but the anti-Internet Explorer comments are getting ridiculous. The following is why people should back off, for now. Good use of “Web 2.0” technologies
Things on the web move so fast these days that there is a backlash against what people perceive as “Web 2.0” sites before most of the internet population even know what they are. (Even taking the narrow view of AJAX and tagging).
So it’s good to see a use that …
Why CSS is important for accessibility
One of the highlights of @media for me was Eric Meyer's keynote on the past ten years of CSS. I think there was one thing that contributed to CSS's development that Eric didn't cover, which isn't so much an omission in terms of the keynote, but really helps explain why it took off in the UK. The potential of Voiceover
Voiceover (the screen reader for Apple's OSX) is often left out when people refer to screen readers. However, there are a few reasons to pay attention to Voiceover... Expert usability participants
A news release claims that even the best sites cause issues for people with disabilities. This particular test has issues itself (primarily the scope of tasks and the source of 'best' sites). However the larger issue is the testers themselves.