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From: Snyder, Ethan [JJCUS]
Date: Wed, Feb 06 2002 1:17PM
Subject: JAWS 4.01 and Images as Text for Headings
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hi,
On a new web site, we will be using images to represent headings text. For
example:
<H2><IMG SRC="news_header.gif" ALT="Company News"></H2>
instead of
<H2>Company News</H2>
I know that this practice is discouraged by W3C, but it is a requirement
from our client (for aesthetic purposes).
In testing the above with JAWS 4.01, we're having difficulty with the
Headings List dialog box (INSERT + F6). When images are used to represent
headings text, the actual title for the heading is not displayed in the
dialog box. I thought perhaps that JAWS would list the image "ALT" text
when an image is contained in a heading tag, but this does not work. I also
tried specifying both title or id attributes for the heading element, and
neither of these work.
To summarize my question:
Is there a way to properly list the heading title in the headings list
dialog box (JAWS 4.01) when images are used for headings?
Thank you very much for your help. As our project has an aggressive
schedule, an expeditious response is greatly appreciated if possible.
Reg
From: Ben Caldwell
Date: Fri, Feb 08 2002 11:16AM
Subject: RE: JAWS 4.01 and Images as Text for Headings
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Hi Ethan,
I tested this with a older beta of JAWS (4.01.117) and the alt text was
displayed in the header list as you originally expected. I know that
this issue has been passed back to the JAWS developers and would assume
that this is a bug that will be remedied in the (hopefully) very near
future.
Hope this helps,
-Ben
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Subject: JAWS 4.01 and Images as Text for Headings
hi,
On a new web site, we will be using images to represent headings text.
For example:
<H2><IMG SRC="news_header.gif" ALT="Company News"></H2>
instead of
<H2>Company News</H2>
I know that this practice is discouraged by W3C, but it is a requirement
from our client (for aesthetic purposes).
In testing the above with JAWS 4.01, we're having difficulty with the
Headings List dialog box (INSERT + F6). When images are used to
represent headings text, the actual title for the heading is not
displayed in the dialog box. I thought perhaps that JAWS would list the
image "ALT" text when an image is contained in a heading tag, but this
does not work. I also tried specifying both title or id attributes for
the heading element, and neither of these work.
To summarize my question:
Is there a way to properly list the heading title in the headings list
dialog box (JAWS 4.01) when images are used for headings?
Thank you very much for your help. As our project has an aggressive
schedule, an expeditious response is greatly appreciated if possible.
Regards,
Ethan
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Ethan B. Snyd