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From: Dean Hamack
Date: Apr 21, 2009 5:10PM

I'm not changing the image. That would be slow, clunky, and likely cause
browser issues. I'm simply changing the class of a link on click, and
thereby changing it's background image from an up arrow to a down arrow
(or vice versa).


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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] accessible table sorting
> From: "Karl Groves" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Date: Tue, April 21, 2009 3:55 pm
> To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> Not sure I follow here. Surely if you can change the image when it is
> clicked, you can change the text alternative of it.
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> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] accessible table sorting
> > > From: Randi < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > > Date: Tue, April 21, 2009 3:37 pm
> > > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> > > I see. So its on a results page, and you want to give the option of
> > > clicking the arrow to sort by ascending or descending. So for someone
> > > who is sighted, thiswould be obvious? Is it kind of like expanding a
> > > menu by clicking the plus or negative sign? If I'm following, could
> > > you include some hidden text explaining what the arrow would do? And
> > > then work your magic on the arrow? The reader would say, click on
> > > arrow to sort in ascending order, and then it would say arrow.
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> > > I've run into arrows that are supposed to do stuff, and then they
> > > don't do anything. So I might be off base. Or if they do something,
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> > > doesn't say anything. Thats why I love drop down menus.
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