accessible xhtml™ and css web sites problem - design - solution

[...]... background-image background-position background-positionX background-positionY background-repeat Border Properties border (border-bottom, border-left, border-top, border-right) border-style (border-bottom-style, border-left-style, border-top-style, border-right-style) border-width (border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-top-width, border-right-width) border-color (border-bottom-color, border-left-color,... C: CSS Properties 407 Font Properties 407 font font-family font-size font-size-adjust font-stretch font-style font-variant font-weight 407 408 408 409 409 410 410 410 Text Properties 411 letter-spacing text-align text-decoration text-indent text-shadow text-transform white-space word-spacing 411 411 411 412 412 412 413 413 Color and Background Properties background background-attachment background-color... border-top-color, border-right-color) 414 414 414 414 415 415 416 416 416 416 416 417 417 418 Dimensions 418 height width line-height max-height max-width 418 418 419 419 420 xiii Contents min-height min-width Margin Properties margin (margin-bottom, margin-left, margin-top, margin-right) Padding Properties padding (padding-bottom, padding-left, padding-right, padding-top) List Properties list-style... list-style list-style-position list-style-type marker-offset Positioning Properties position top left bottom right vertical-align z-index clip overflow overflow-x overflow-y Outline Properties Outline (outline-color, outline-style, outline-width) 420 420 421 421 421 421 422 422 422 422 423 423 423 424 424 425 425 425 426 426 427 427 427 427 427 Table Properties 427 border-collapse border-spacing caption-side... 5: Using CSS for Layout Problem Design CSS positioning schemes Overlapping layers Common layouts Choices for layout Solution Summary Chapter 6: Understanding Accessibility Problem Design Assistive technology Additional accessibility benefits Introducing the guidelines Creating accessible Web pages Solution Providing nontext items with text equivalents Checking for dynamic content, color, and contrast... throughout the book ❑ Learn about the aims of redesigning the site ❑ Find out more about the benefits that you will accrue by creating accessible sites in XHTML and CSS By the end of the chapter, you will understand the reasons why you need to update your skills and sites, and what you will be doing to the example site in this book Chapter 1 Problems with HTML As the Web evolved, so did HTML Several versions... show you how XHTML and CSS actually make it easier and quicker to write and maintain pages I will also show you how the correct use of XHTML and CSS enable you to create Web pages that work in many different types of browsers (not only in different versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer, but also on the various devices that can access the Web these days, such as mobile phones and TV set top boxes)... make to the way you build sites merely reflect changes in the Web s popularity and how people use it In this chapter, you will see how and why the languages for writing Web pages have changed Design After HTML 4.0, the W3C (which is responsible for developing the HTML specification) decided that it was time for a large-scale overhaul in the way people write Web sites The problems described in the preceding... for understanding the site and these images do not make use of the alt attribute (to provide a text alternative for those who cannot read what the image says), then users with screen readers will not know what the text on the image said Learning how to build sites in XHTML and CSS is the first step in creating accessible Web sites, so you should understand these basics before you continue on and learn... their sites looked, and they expected the same level of control over their pages’ appearance as print designers had over their creations For example, Web designers wanted to be able to control the fonts and colors used in documents, and where their text would appear on a page As a result, the major browser manufacturers started adding new elements and attributes to control the appearance of Web pages; . Page vi Accessible XHTML ™ and CSS Web Sites Problem - Design - Solution Jon Duckett 01_583069 ffirs.qxd 3/11/05 10:49 AM Page i Accessible XHTML ™ and CSS Web Sites Problem - Design - Solution Published. border-top, border-right) 416 border-style (border-bottom-style, border-left-style, border-top-style, border-right-style) 417 border-width (border-bottom-width, border-left-width, border-top-width, border-right-width). border-top-width, border-right-width) 417 border-color (border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-top-color, border-right-color) 418 Dimensions 418 height 418 width 418 line-height 419 max-height 419 max-width