 |
 |
(Apologies for the blank message earlier) Sounds like one of those, "urban myths". In more years than I care to remember dealing with visually impaired users, I've never heard such a comment. What might make sense, is to watch out for the size of a web page, and therefore the time it takes to download. I have a product manual on my site, which is 30 A4 pages of plain text with no pictures or illustrations, 73k in size, and according to Front Page, takes 23 seconds to download with a 56k modem. A table of contents is Hyperlinked, so readers can jump quickly to a specific section. On the other hand, I have a 4 page topic with a picture, which is 22k of text, but will take 15 seconds to load. FWIW, Outlook 2003 has an "Auto-thumbnail" feature, which automatically creates smaller pictures which can be clicked on to view the full size picture. This reduces the overall size of the web page itself, the result being a faster page load. George. -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Smith, Tony Sent: 01 July 2004 11:26 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Screen readers We have had it suggested to us that the maximum number of pages that we should have in an item on our website is the equivalent of ten A4 sheets the explanation is: The reason 10 pages is important is accessibility. As I understand it, for someone using software to convert text into spoken language, 10 printed pages is the maximum length practicable for the reader. Beyond that length, the reader has to wait too long before coming to the applicable text. Has anyone any views? Tony This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield.