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From: Sarah Horton
Date: Mar 1, 2004 10:43AM

Julian,
How about just including "PDF" in the link text so it is read as part of the link, e.g., <a href="directions.pdf">Directions and map (PDF)</a>? You could include the PDF icon as a way of reinforcing the PDF-ness of the link, but not as the primary way of telling users that the link is a PDF.

Sarah

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I do use type="application/pdf" and I do have a PDF icon graphic with
appropriate alt text but it is after the link, not before it therefore the
user would have to read past it to "learn" that it is a PDF.

Hmmm, have to think about this one.

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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


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