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RE: Use of characters as separators/arrows, etc.

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From: Austin, Darrel
Date: Apr 3, 2006 10:30AM


> Although this is convenient for the web editor, this must be
> confusing for screenreader users. What is your experience as
> a user or your opinion as a designer?

As a graphic designer, they're great.

As someone who wants to use proper markup, using Greater Than and Quotes
as bullet points isn't terribly semantic.

When I need an arrow to bullet a link, I make it a background image and
attach it to the LI itself. For dividers, I typically use an image '|'
as well and set the list inline.

For breadcrumbs, though, I find the Greaterthan sign acceptable, though
I can't vouch for it's friendliness in a screen reader. I find it
acceptable because it remains somewhat semantic:

Home > Fruit > Citrus

Home (is greater than) section page (is greater than) sub page

-Darrel