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From: reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references;
Date: Feb 10, 2005 6:39AM

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:16:31 +0200 (EET), jkorpela wrote:
>
>
> It might be unintuitive that the link points to a map. But such things can
> be briefly explained before the list of links. Besides, there's the option
> of putting an icon similar to a button and suggesting "this points to a
> map" after the link, e.g.
> address here
> (You could also use alt="(map)" for example, but I don't think people
> using speech browsers would like to hear that for each link.
> Rather they would like to hear the information before the list.)

Yes, that was my concern of having the link on the store name. I do
however like your idea of having an icon within the same href as the
store name.

>
> Sorry, you lost me there. How is it hard to say to _you_, then?
> Besides, "secure" normally means SSL encryption (https) in contexts like
> this, and it does not mean restricted access. If it's really for limited
> audience, then I guess there's no other way to get specific help with it
> than to prepare a copy thereof that has the confidential data removed and
> make the copy available to all.

It is SSL encrypted. I did toy with the idea of putting on an publicly
available site but thought I could explain it. Maybe I was wrong ;)

> Besides, it would violate the
> specific requirement that no two links shall have the same link text on a
> page if they point to different resources.

Which specific requirement are you referring to? Is it a WCAG
guideline? Or is it just the 'right thing to do'? I will do it
regardless, I'm just referencing most of my recommendations to
specific WCAG guidelines and will do so for this one.

Cheers for your help!!