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Re: Expander links

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From: Al Sparber
Date: Apr 14, 2010 12:33PM

From: "Jared Smith" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Al Sparber wrote:
>
>> The cleanest approach is to never hide the additional content.
>
> Indeed, but this isn't always a viable option.
>
>> The expander link is an anchor to the additional content, which is
>> always "there" save for a height of zero ;-)
>
> I like much of this idea.

Yes, me too. Sadly, most web solutions I either encounter or devise have a dram or more of compromise - even if you have to look
very hard to find it. I like to admit that up - which I should have done here :-)


> The problem is that the 'hidden' content is only hidden visually. It
> seems a bit unfair to have keyboard and screen reader users go through
> the content when sighted users don't see it until expanded.

Yes. But it depends on the nature of the hidden content and why it was hidden. Often, but not always, it's simply a design thing or
the desire to add "coolness" to a page. In that sense people are hiding stuff that really would have been visible in a conventional
page.


> This could
> be problematic for sighted keyboard users - they might end up
> navigating through content they can't see.

Yes - if there are links in the hidden area - but that could be addressed with some skiplinks, no?