Comments on: Quick tips for improving form usability http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/74-quick-tips-for-improving-form-usability.html Blogged thoughts, not just any other wordpress blog! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mucker http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/74-quick-tips-for-improving-form-usability.html#comment-12563 Mucker Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:10:16 +0000 http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/74-quick-tips-for-improving-form-usability.html#comment-12563 Well CSS is generally the preferred approach from an accessibility viewpoint as it's strictly concerned with presentation and doesn't interfere with the logical structure of the markup. How well it transforms when turned off depends on how well the underlying HTML is written. I guess it could be argued that a form is tabular data, but I wouldn't be of that opinion myself. Well CSS is generally the preferred approach from an accessibility viewpoint as it’s strictly concerned with presentation and doesn’t interfere with the logical structure of the markup. How well it transforms when turned off depends on how well the underlying HTML is written.

I guess it could be argued that a form is tabular data, but I wouldn’t be of that opinion myself.

]]> By: David Callan http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/74-quick-tips-for-improving-form-usability.html#comment-12539 David Callan Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:10:24 +0000 http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/74-quick-tips-for-improving-form-usability.html#comment-12539 Mucker how are ya? Yeah maybe your right but what are the accessibility implications of using CSS for forms, particularly for complex ones? Forms are an example of tabular data and table tags are recommended for this are they not? Hows do devices like screen readers handle CSS forms? Do they transform well when CSS is turned off? I guess these questions move the discussion from usability to accessibilty somewhat, many people will tell you these things should be considered one and the same though. Mucker how are ya? Yeah maybe your right but what are the accessibility implications of using CSS for forms, particularly for complex ones? Forms are an example of tabular data and table tags are recommended for this are they not? Hows do devices like screen readers handle CSS forms? Do they transform well when CSS is turned off? I guess these questions move the discussion from usability to accessibilty somewhat, many people will tell you these things should be considered one and the same though.

]]> By: Mucker http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/74-quick-tips-for-improving-form-usability.html#comment-12538 Mucker Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:56:12 +0000 http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/74-quick-tips-for-improving-form-usability.html#comment-12538 Have to disagree with you about the tables Dave. A couple of divs and a few lines of CSS are all that's needed to make your forms presentable! Have to disagree with you about the tables Dave. A couple of divs and a few lines of CSS are all that’s needed to make your forms presentable!

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