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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Feb 4, 2004 2:43PM

What about multiple tables as such where the caption is the folder path?

<table><caption>/</caption><tr><th>Filename</th><th>...</tr></table>
<table><caption>/images</caption> ... </table>
<table><caption>/images/thumbnails</caption> ... </table>
<table><caption>/documents</caption> ... </table>

Just an idea.

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Julian Rickards
Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publications Services Section
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Phone: (705) 670-5608
Fax: (705) 670-5690


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David R. Stong [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:36 PM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: Nesting lists to display directory structure?
>
>
> I'm having html/css code problems and my brain is completely full.
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> I'm coding a styled html page that will be a model for dynamic output
> as a JSP page from a database. Users of the database can upload Zip
> files containing complex directory structures, then using the page
> I'm coding, edit or delete files within the Zip file they've
> uploaded. I have to represent columns of data- filename, size, date
> modified and a "Delete" checkbox -while presenting the directory
> structure.
>
> For just one flat directory, I could code a simple table with folder
> name as caption, then file name, size, date modified, and delete as
> headers with a 'column' scope, a label on the 'Delete' checkbox, and
> the file names as headers each with the 'row' scope.
>
> But there may often be a cascade of nested folders, and nesting
> tables seems like it would be a confusing, inaccessible hack.
>
> My thought to address this would be nested lists- that seems to be
> exactly what nested lists do- mimic an outline. Presenting the visual
> cascade of nested folders is important, too. Lists will eliminate the
> headers, though, and they provide handy information about what each
> bit of info is.
>
> Any thoughts? Are nested tables that are coded with 'headers' and
> 'ids' understandable to anyone?
>
>
> --
> David R. Stong
> Microcomputer Information Specialist (Graphic Designer),
> Education Technology Services, a unit of
> Teaching and Learning with Technology
> Information Technology Services
> The Pennsylvania State University
> Phone 8148651843
>
> 212 Rider Building II
> 227 W Beaver Avenue
> State College, PA 16801-4819
>
> Working for Universal Design:
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/accessibility


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