Comments on: Fangs: Version 0.70 with form elements support http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/ A pragmatic approach to web standards and accessibility Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:49:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike Elledge http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/#comment-141 Mike Elledge Wed, 25 May 2005 22:15:58 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=18#comment-141 <p>This is wonderful tool. I am finding it quite accurate and helpful.</p> <p>A couple of comments: 1. Would it be possible to adjust output like in JAWS? For example, I set JAWS to read title tags for links, and to tell me only about data tables. I find this combination gives me more information and less clutter. Other people may have their own preferences.</p> <p>2. Something is not quite accessible with this form. Certain letters ("e" for example) are interpreted as commands and can't be entered.</p> <p>3. Showing links and headings separately is very helpful. Can you do the same for frames? I know they are not recommended, but given all the dynamic sites out there...</p> <p>Thank you again for creating this wonderful tool.</p> <p>Mike</p> This is wonderful tool. I am finding it quite accurate and helpful.

A couple of comments: 1. Would it be possible to adjust output like in JAWS? For example, I set JAWS to read title tags for links, and to tell me only about data tables. I find this combination gives me more information and less clutter. Other people may have their own preferences.

2. Something is not quite accessible with this form. Certain letters (”e” for example) are interpreted as commands and can’t be entered.

3. Showing links and headings separately is very helpful. Can you do the same for frames? I know they are not recommended, but given all the dynamic sites out there…

Thank you again for creating this wonderful tool.

Mike

]]> By: Anup http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/#comment-68 Anup Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:49:12 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=18#comment-68 <p>A very useful extension in deed (trying out the 0.8 one, but couldn't see a blog entry/comment for it, so adding a thought here).</p> <p>Would be nice if some of the block elements (headings, lists, blockquotes, paragraphs, etc) were shown on the screen on a new line (much like a paragraph break).</p> <p>The "visual pause" which this would create is 1) realistic I believe, because Jaws also has a pause between blocks and 2) useful for developers.</p> <p>When using this for testing, it can be hard to jump to somewhere in the middle to find a change that was made, for example.</p> <p>One other thought: The 0.8 version has white background and black text. This is quite a lot of contrast for me. Previous versions used the Operating system background, or firefox or something else. Sorry I can't give a better explanation, but would it be possible to go back to that, or at least allow users to configure the display colors etc?</p> <p>Saying that, this tool is still very useful. Good job!</p> A very useful extension in deed (trying out the 0.8 one, but couldn’t see a blog entry/comment for it, so adding a thought here).

Would be nice if some of the block elements (headings, lists, blockquotes, paragraphs, etc) were shown on the screen on a new line (much like a paragraph break).

The “visual pause” which this would create is 1) realistic I believe, because Jaws also has a pause between blocks and 2) useful for developers.

When using this for testing, it can be hard to jump to somewhere in the middle to find a change that was made, for example.

One other thought: The 0.8 version has white background and black text. This is quite a lot of contrast for me. Previous versions used the Operating system background, or firefox or something else. Sorry I can’t give a better explanation, but would it be possible to go back to that, or at least allow users to configure the display colors etc?

Saying that, this tool is still very useful. Good job!

]]> By: Su http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/#comment-49 Su Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:57:41 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=18#comment-49 <p>Rock on. Working perfectly now.</p> Rock on. Working perfectly now.

]]> By: Pete http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/#comment-48 Pete Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:36:48 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=18#comment-48 <p>Su, I accidentally released a debug version of 0.72. I have since released an update of 0.72 where you do not get the popup. The updated version is available from the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fangs">Fangs project page</a>.</p> <p>Sorry for the inconvenience.</p> Su, I accidentally released a debug version of 0.72. I have since released an update of 0.72 where you do not get the popup. The updated version is available from the Fangs project page.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

]]> By: Ian Lloyd http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/#comment-47 Ian Lloyd Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:45:29 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=18#comment-47 <p>Just added a mention to Accessify for you. Good work - look forward to seeing the finished version of this promising-looking tool!</p> Just added a mention to Accessify for you. Good work - look forward to seeing the finished version of this promising-looking tool!

]]> By: Su http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/#comment-46 Su Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:25:20 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=18#comment-46 <p>0.54, available from update.mozilla.org was great for what it was able to do, but I've installed 0.72, and am now getting modal javascript alerts for every single bit of text in a document, in seemingly random chunks. Takes hundreds of clicks to get through it all. Anyone else?</p> 0.54, available from update.mozilla.org was great for what it was able to do, but I’ve installed 0.72, and am now getting modal javascript alerts for every single bit of text in a document, in seemingly random chunks. Takes hundreds of clicks to get through it all. Anyone else?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2004/fangs-070/#comment-42 Anonymous Thu, 09 Dec 2004 22:50:38 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=18#comment-42 <p>This extension sure puts things in perspective, thanks.</p> This extension sure puts things in perspective, thanks.

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