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Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 14:08:20
Is there a way to check for a directory on a users computer, and redirect if a certain directory is found?
Thanks
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Gil
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 15:03:11
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Is there a way to check for a directory on a users computer,
Nope - Thank goodness!
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chadb
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 16:42:43
What I was going to do, I am not going to do now. I am developing a sight for low vision clients, and if they had a screen reader installed, it would redirect them to a text only site.
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Gil
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 16:45:23
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What I was going to do, I am not going to do now. I am developing a sight for low vision clients, and if they had a screen reader installed, it would redirect them to a text only site.
That can be done - has nothing to do with what directories are on thier HD
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 16:47:17
Any suggestions would be helpful!!
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 16:47:19
Exactly and you may want to explore CSS options for different media
< Message edited by justjay -- 5/28/2003 5:01 PM >
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Gil
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 17:07:30
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I am developing a sight for low vision clients, and if they had a screen reader installed, it would redirect them to a text only site.
Why? Valid HTML was developed with this in mind - ALT attributes will be ' read' for images and the textual content will be read.
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 17:23:11
I agree with JustJay. CSS is the way to go. Not only is it much cleaner than regular HTML, but it works with screen readers.
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 17:27:04
Thanks for the advise, I will check into that!!
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 17:39:55
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Not only is it much cleaner than regular HTML, but it works with screen readers.
Huh? Are you saying HTML doesn' t?
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slbergh
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 17:47:49
No. HTML does work with screen readers, but, again, it' s not as clean as CSS. Remember, a screen reader literally reads the code, so if you have tons of <font face=xxx size=x> to format your text throughout, or worse yet, use inline styles, the person using the reader is going to spend more time listening to formatting than content.
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 18:05:44
True. I guess I' ve gotten to the point where I think of the standard formatting tags as being included as HTML (all the font and color tags), as opposed to the content.
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Gil
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RE: Redirect a page per users config - 5/28/2003 19:56:43
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Remember, a screen reader literally reads the code, so if you have tons of <font face=xxx size=x> to format your text throughout, or worse yet, use inline styles, the person using the reader is going to spend more time listening to formatting than content.
I' m not sure about all screen readers but Home Page Reader by IBM does not read any tags (or the formating) just the text, links and ALT attributes.
The Cleanliness of HTML is not the language - it' s the author [:p]
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