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From: Kilcommons,Cath
Date: Mon, Mar 11 2002 10:44AM
Subject: RE: MAILTO: element
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Regarding the pop-up itself, I would think that folks would have learned that a linked email address will open up another window- can't say our web access committee ever considered alerting for mailto.

We do try, however, to have our designers NOT assume that folks will be using an integrated mail program. I recently clicked a mailto link in the library AT room when testing out the new Dragon, and it launched Outlook express and would have sent out an email using someone else's account. It would not let me switch to my Web Outlook program.

Our Web Access committee encourages that the text for you mailto contain the complete address for the user to send mail to. That way they can copy it into their Hotmail or whatever type of account they use.
"For feedback regarding this site, contact us at <a href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = " class="flink"> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = </a>"

Regards,
Cath

Cath Stager- Kilcommons
Assistive Technology Support and
Web Accessibility Coordinator
Assistive Technology Resource Center
<http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC>;
Colorado State University
970-491-6258
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Foliot - bytown internet [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:21 AM
To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
Subject: RE: MAILTO: element

Agreed, however, it *DOES* pop up a new window... It is one of the vagaries
of the W3C's Guidelines

JF

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rew [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: March 11, 2002 11:51 AM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: Re: MAILTO: element
>
>
> I have used this mthod, mailto: in my pages, and I use pages with
> the mailto:
> technique. I do not feel this is an accessibility because the
> user's e-mail
> application that they use on a daily bases should already be accessible to
> them.
>
> Just for the record I'm using Outlook Express which is the
> default e-mail that
> pops up when I click on a "Send mail" link. I access it with Jaws 4.0.
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Foliot - bytown internet" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> To: "WebAIM forum" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:35 AM
> Subject: MAILTO: element
>
>
> > Situation: WAI Priority 2 - 10.1 states: Until user agents
> allow users to
> > turn off spawned windows, do not cause pop-ups or other windows
> to appear
> > and do not change the current window without informing the user.
> >
> > Question: Would not the <_a href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = "></a>
> code create
> > a pop-up window? In the major browsers it launches the associated email
> > client (Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape Messanger, etc.) in
> a seperate
> > "window". One could argue that this is "anticipated" behaviour
> and is not
> > an accessibility issue per-se, but I'm curious about this and
> would like to
> > poll the group.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > JF
> >
> >
> >
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From: Glenda Watson Hyatt
Date: Mon, Mar 11 2002 11:36AM
Subject: RE: MAILTO: element
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Great suggestion, Cath. I've always been unsure what to put as the mailto
text, ie name vs email address. Your rationale for email address makes
sense. Thanks.

Cheers,
Glenda
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kilcommons,Cath [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:44 AM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: RE: MAILTO: element
>
>
> Regarding the pop-up itself, I would think that folks would have
> learned that a linked email address will open up another window-
> can't say our web access committee ever considered alerting for mailto.
>
> We do try, however, to have our designers NOT assume that folks
> will be using an integrated mail program. I recently clicked a
> mailto link in the library AT room when testing out the new
> Dragon, and it launched Outlook express and would have sent out
> an email using someone else's account. It would not let me switch
> to my Web Outlook program.
>
> Our Web Access committee encourages that the text for you mailto
> contain the complete address for the user to send mail to. That
> way they can copy it into their Hotmail or whatever type of
> account they use.
> "For feedback regarding this site, contact us at <a
> href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = "
> class="flink"> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = </a>"
>
> Regards,
> Cath
>
>
> Cath Stager- Kilcommons
> Assistive Technology Support and
> Web Accessibility Coordinator
> Assistive Technology Resource Center
> <http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC>;
> Colorado State University
> 970-491-6258
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Foliot - bytown internet [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:21 AM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: RE: MAILTO: element
>
>
> Agreed, however, it *DOES* pop up a new window... It is one of
> the vagaries
> of the W3C's Guidelines
>
> JF
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Rew [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> > Sent: March 11, 2002 11:51 AM
> > To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> > Subject: Re: MAILTO: element
> >
> >
> > I have used this mthod, mailto: in my pages, and I use pages with
> > the mailto:
> > technique. I do not feel this is an accessibility because the
> > user's e-mail
> > application that they use on a daily bases should already be
> accessible to
> > them.
> >
> > Just for the record I'm using Outlook Express which is the
> > default e-mail that
> > pops up when I click on a "Send mail" link. I access it with Jaws 4.0.
> >
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Foliot - bytown internet" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > To: "WebAIM forum" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:35 AM
> > Subject: MAILTO: element
> >
> >
> > > Situation: WAI Priority 2 - 10.1 states: Until user agents
> > allow users to
> > > turn off spawned windows, do not cause pop-ups or other windows
> > to appear
> > > and do not change the current window without informing the user.
> > >
> > > Question: Would not the <_a href="mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = "></a>
> > code create
> > > a pop-up window? In the major browsers it launches the
> associated email
> > > client (Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape Messanger, etc.) in
> > a seperate
> > > "window". One could argue that this is "anticipated" behaviour
> > and is not
> > > an accessibility issue per-se, but I'm curious about this and
> > would like to
> > > poll the group.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > > JF
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or view list archives,
> > > visit http://www.webaim.org/discussion/
> > >
> > >
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> > > visit http://www.webaim.org/discussion/
> > >
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
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