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Re: Reorder table columns

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From: James Nurthen
Date: Feb 10, 2015 6:07PM

If adding extra stuff to the table headers I would also recommend
using the abbr attribute on the th cell to avoid the additional
buttons getting read as headers when navigating throught the rest of
the table with a screen reader.
i.e.
<th abbr="Last Name">Last Name <button>Move last name
left</button><button>Move last name right</button></th>

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Tim Harshbarger
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Another way to implement Birkir's solution would to only include the extra buttons if the user selects an option indicating they want to change the format of the table. Think of that as being more a mobile paradigm, here certain features are hidden on the UI until you click an Edit button
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Ryan E. Benson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 12:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Reorder table columns
>
> I would advocate for Jonathan's approach over Birkir's. Birkir's would add
> 2x(number of cols)-2 tab stops to the page, and would be burdensome for
> people who use the keyboard vs a screen reader to navigate. Jonathan's
> could be tucked into another page or modal window.
>
> --
> Ryan E. Benson
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
>> > I was asked what would be a sensible way to provide reordering of
>> columns in an accessible way. Couldn't find anything helpful elsewhere.
>>
>> I'd follow paradigms that I see in the software world for making these
>> accessible. This usually consists of a dialog box with a list of columns
>> with move up and move down buttons. There are of course other ways to
>> accomplish this such as via keystrokes.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto:
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Michael Vogt
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3:35 AM
>> To: WebAIM Discussion List
>> Subject: [WebAIM] Reorder table columns
>>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I was asked what would be a sensible way to provide reordering of columns
>> in an accessible way. Couldn't find anything helpful elsewhere.
>>
>> Is this even possible?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Michael
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>> >> >> >>
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