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Re: accessible table sorting

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From: Randi
Date: Apr 21, 2009 5:20PM

So...can the text say "up arrow" or "down arrow" so that when its
clicked, the arrow moves for sighted people, and speaks for readers?
This is probably way complicated programming that sounds simpler then
it is lol.

On 4/21/09, <EMAIL REMOVED> < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> 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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>> Karl
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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.
>> > >
>> > > 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,
>> > it
>> > > doesn't say anything. Thats why I love drop down menus.
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