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From: David Ashleydale
Date: Feb 6, 2019 9:14AM

I wonder if there's a way to create an alternative format that reads sort
of like a Choose Your Own Adventure:

Something like:

1: Do you like candy? If yes, go to 2. If no, go to 3.

2: Do you like crunchy or chewy? For crunchy, go to 6. For chewy, go to 7.

3: Have some fruit. If you are still hungry, go back to 1. If not, exit.

David

On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 6:45 AM Detlev Fischer < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> In principle, semantically you can map a flowchart and its links /
> choices to a set of pages with cross links. You may also map the logic
> to text elements on one page with in-page links to other elements on the
> same page, which would need good focus. This may not work well across
> devices and user agents, though - I remember reading that in-page links
> were not well supported or buggy in some mobile browsers. I have
> recently tested a web application where a visual flow chart was also
> available in an alternative list/grid view of steps with in-page cross
> linking. That worked, sort-of, though I would be cautious claiming full
> equivalence of such a solution as there is definitely less context
> available compared to viewing the full flowchart diagram.
>
> Best,
> Detlev
>
> Am 05.02.2019 um 20:19 schrieb Itzel McClaren (US - IFS):
> > Hello, we have a flowchart in PDF and we are having a hard time figuring
> > out what's the most efficient and effective way to make the flowchart
> > accessible. Any suggestions?
> >
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