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RE: Accessible Matrix Forms

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From: Austin, Darrel
Date: May 12, 2006 9:20AM

> I have no visual problems but I hate them as I can never
> remember what the radio buttons stand for once I get halfway
> down the list.

Accessibility is important, but if it isn't usable either, what's the
point? I would agree with Helen...these types of forms just aren't very
usable...a person has to do a ton of row/column scanning with their
eyes, scroll the page back and forth if the headers scroll off screen,
have to aim the mouse onto a small area to check the box, etc.

As for the example:

http://www.michaelherring.net/access/matrix.html

Horizontally, you're already taking up space for the column headers as
it is. Just remove the headers and put them as labels for each row. Same
space. More usable. Note Michael's un-styled version. It actually uses
less screen real estate.

-Darrel