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RE: Duplicate links...

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From: Moore, Michael
Date: Jun 8, 2006 7:40AM

Actually there are a couple of instances when the automated checkers
will fail things for "duplicate" links.

1. Same link text different destinations. This can be a false failure if
for instance on link drops to an in-page anchor at the start of the
content and the other leads to the top of the page, otherwise this is a
real problem for all users.
2. Different link text same destination. This is frequently a problem
when we try to link to a page included in navigation with somewhat
different link text inside of the content of a page. This example is
more of a judgment call, (imho) - the different text can be helpful for
some users in gaining understanding of where they should go, however
when I bring up a link list in JAWS, I think that there are two separate
destinations. Best case - the link text in the navigation is so clear
that there is no reason to use different wording in the body of the
content.

mike