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From: Joel Sanda
Date: Fri, Dec 20 2002 12:48PM
Subject: RE: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?
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Mark;

Perhaps it would be easier to give the user the ability to refresh, instead
of automatically refreshing. I'm not aware of any settings in either
Netscape, Mozilla, Opera or Internet Explorer that give the user the ability
to not refresh if a page is coded to do so.

Joel Sanda, M.A.
Standards & Accessibility Consultant
Technical Consulting

www.ecollege.com
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p. 303.873.7400 x 3021
f. 303.873.7449
eCollege Supporting your Success


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From: Mark Rew [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:32 PM
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Subject: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?


Hi list,

I have a set of web pages at:
http://www.weather.gov/
Click on "forecast" or "current," or some other weather information link.

The page refreshes the map every 300 seconds. How do I give the user the
option to turn this refresh off. Better yet, I would like to provide the
user
the option of turning the refresh off, and on at will.

The pages are written in:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

The option allowing refresh is:
<meta http_equiv="REFRESH" contents="300">

Thanks for any suggestions.
Mark Rew
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From: Joel Ward
Date: Fri, Dec 20 2002 12:53PM
Subject: Re: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?
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> The option allowing refresh is:
> <meta http_equiv="REFRESH" contents="300">

By-the-way, is this considered a violation of the 508 or W3C rules? I've
seen discussions arguing both sides.

I consider it a violation, as it can be impossible for certain people to
read (or listen to) the page quick enough (therefore they are unable to
receive all of the content).


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From: Mark Rew
Date: Fri, Dec 20 2002 2:08PM
Subject: Re: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?
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Yes, that's a good suggestion, but we need for the refresh feature to operate
even if the site is being accessed from a kiosk. Hence, if the Director walks
by the kiosk in the lobby we want him to see the latest map on the screen.

thanks
Mark
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From: "Joel Sanda" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: RE: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?


> Mark;
>
> Perhaps it would be easier to give the user the ability to refresh, instead
> of automatically refreshing. I'm not aware of any settings in either
> Netscape, Mozilla, Opera or Internet Explorer that give the user the ability
> to not refresh if a page is coded to do so.
>
> Joel Sanda, M.A.
> Standards & Accessibility Consultant
> Technical Consulting
>
> www.ecollege.com
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> p. 303.873.7400 x 3021
> f. 303.873.7449
> eCollege Supporting your Success
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rew [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:32 PM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?
>
>
> Hi list,
>
> I have a set of web pages at:
> http://www.weather.gov/
> Click on "forecast" or "current," or some other weather information link.
>
> The page refreshes the map every 300 seconds. How do I give the user the
> option to turn this refresh off. Better yet, I would like to provide the
> user
> the option of turning the refresh off, and on at will.
>
> The pages are written in:
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
>
> The option allowing refresh is:
> <meta http_equiv="REFRESH" contents="300">
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> Mark Rew
> e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>
>
>
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From: Timothy Luoma
Date: Fri, Dec 20 2002 2:12PM
Subject: Re: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?
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On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:37:39 -0700, Joel Sanda < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> Perhaps it would be easier to give the user the ability to refresh,
> instead of automatically refreshing. I'm not aware of any settings in
> either
> Netscape, Mozilla, Opera or Internet Explorer that give the user the
> ability to not refresh if a page is coded to do so.

Opera has one

File > Preferences > Privacy

UNcheck 'Enable automatic redirection'


Opera also gives the user the ability to auto-refresh a page if they want
to, at a time period defined by the user (or they can choose one of the
presets). Simply right click on a page and goto "Reload Every"

<plug>

I talk about this feature on the last day of the "30 Days to Becoming an
Opera Lover" series, which you can find at
http://www.tntluoma.com/opera/lover/ (the last day is
http://www.tntluoma.com/opera/lover/day30-andmore/.

The series is also available as a download in PDF.

</plug>

TjL

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Timothy Luoma < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
30 Days to Becoming an Opera (6) Lover
http://tntluoma.com/opera/lover/
(an Opera7 version will follow once it is officially released)



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