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RE: error with MAP

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From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Jan 25, 2002 2:20PM

Use of MAP provides structural information that a collection of links are
related. The benefit of using MAP is that in the future browsers can
include functions for people to directly navigate (move focus to) or skip
the links contained in a MAP element. Similar to using headers.

Use NAME instead of TITLE to label the collection of links.

Jon


At 12:52 PM 1/25/2002 -0800, you wrote:

>Thanks Joel -- don't remember which site -- bobby, webaim, jimthatcher<?>
>or...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WebAIM forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]On Behalf Of
> > Joel Ward
> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 12:44 PM
> > To: WebAIM forum
> > Subject: Re: error with MAP
> >
> >
> > Hi Glenda,
> >
> > I suggest using DIV. MAP is a tag for image maps; you have a simple text
> > navigation bar. I'm sure MAP probably won't hurt, but I don't think this
> > was the intention of the MAP tag.
> >
> > You can use TITLE attribute with the DIV:
> >
> > <DIV title="Navigation Bar">
> > <P CLASS="navbar">[<a href="toc.htm">Contents</a>] [<a
> > href="question1.htm">Question 1</a>] [<a href="question3.htm">Question
> > 3</a>] [<a href="glossary.htm">Glossary</a>]</p>
> > </DIV>
> >
> > What is the reason for using MAP? Which site did you find that on? I'm
> > curious why that was suggested.
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Glenda Watson Hyatt" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > To: "Kynn Bartlett" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >; "WebAIM accessibility forum"
> > < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:21 PM
> > Subject: error with MAP
> >
> >
> > > I'm using MAP for a navigation bar, as suggested by one of the web
> > > accessibility sites.
> > >
> > > Here is my code:
> > >
> > > <!-- Navigation Bar -->
> > > <MAP title="Navigation Bar">
> > > <P CLASS="navbar">[<a href="toc.htm">Contents</a>] [<a
> > > href="question1.htm">Question 1</a>] [<a href="question3.htm">Question
> > > 3</a>] [<a href="glossary.htm">Glossary</a>]</p>
> > > </map>
> > >
> > > However, I get this error when validating the code:
> > >
> > > <MAP title="Navigation Bar">
> > > Error: required attribute "NAME" not specified
> > >
> > > Where did I go wrong? Should title be NAME?
> > >
> > > This is rather urgent as the Simplified Web Accessibility Guide goes to
> > > print today. Help.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Glenda
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Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
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Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
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