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Re: Microsoft Word question

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From: Webmaster
Date: Apr 20, 2005 9:30AM

Maybe on advanced modern computers it works better, but on my 1700 MHz,
256 MB RAM computer, when I occasionally click on the link to a Word or
PDF document, my browser freezes for about 15 - 20 seconds, computer
does not response to any inputs during this time, I can not even close
neither the page nor browser.

I think this is the right solution: "solution would be to offer the
text in standard conform

>> HTML with all accessibility enhancing attributes and a proper
>> structure, and given the chance you should try to do that."


brgds A.

Christian Heilmann wrote:

>> On 4/20/05, Webmaster < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>
>
>>>>Hello!
>>>>
>>>>Have a look at the article number 9 here
>>>>http://outer-court.com/tech/top-10-errors-in-web-design.html
>
>>
>>
>> That applies in teletubbyland, but in the real world you will have
>> loads of documents that are maintained in Word and automatic
>> conversion creates useless HTML.
>>
>> I have no idea about the 508 compliance of word tables, but IMHO the
>> most usable ideais to link to PDFs and explain that you'd need acrobat
>> reader to read them.
>>
>> Offer a way to contact you should the need for a text-only (whatever
>> that will be) version occur. That way you have done most you can and
>> offered an alternative way, and this is a practical solution.
>>
>> Yes, a perfect solution would be to offer the text in standard conform
>> HTML with all accessibility enhancing attributes and a proper
>> structure, and given the chance you should try to do that.