Andor, Well, it's partly a matter of personal preference. I have a background of transcribing math and science books into Braille, where it is important to at least know that the graphics are there. And I loke to appear to know what is going on. So I use alt tags. Sometimes it is important for a blind person to know what pictures are on a page so they can point a sighted friend to something that might interest them. For example, look at http://www.chpi.org/refworks.htm John Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andor Demarteau" <ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 15:35 Subject: Re: Static IPs > On Sat, 8 Sep 2001, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > Ray, > > Jaws will report a graphic even if it has no alt tag. It may give the file > > name of the graphic. I feel that a blind user should know when graphics are > > there, so he does not appear ignorant to a sighted user. Likewise, a blind > > user should know about the presence of other visual elements, and a deaf > > user should know about sound elements. I don't want to seem like a fool to > > my sighted colleagues. > John, they also can be a little more approciative and know that some things > on a site are not visible for you (or audiable for a deaf person). > Why do we always want to know exactly what sighted people know and make our > lifes that more dificult at the same time. > > > John > > > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > > http://www.chpi.org > > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ray Saldana III" <raysaldana@theriver.com> > > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 15:03 > > Subject: Re: Static IPs > > > > > > > Carl, one other question, will you share your address with me? I just want > > > to check it out for curiosity. > > > Another question for everyone, I don't use alt tags in my web pages. I > > > lay the graphics in so if you are using a screen reader you never know > > they > > > are there. Do you feel this is a mistake? I myself am always after the > > text, > > > and since I am unable to see the pictures, just prefer they lay in and I > > am > > > unaware of them. This was my reasoning as I can use the text that is what > > I > > > am after, and so prefer the pictures to be left to the sighted community. > > I > > > would appreciate others feelings on this. > > > I also use Java-applets, but lay them in so a non sighted person never > > > knows they are there. In other words no interferences with the sharing of > > > information. Do you guys feel this is a mistake? > > > Animations I use and again lay them in the coding so they don't > > > interfere, sometimes this is not an easy task, but can be accomplished > > with > > > some effort. Thanks again! > > > 73 RR > > > AB7JM > > > http://personal.riverusers.com/~ab7jm_gila > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Andor Demarteau" <ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl> > > > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 10:49 AM > > > Subject: Re: Static IPs > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Karl Dahlke wrote: > > > > > > > > > Someone described a pseudo-always-on dsl connection from Ameritech, > > > > > wherein the company drops you if you're not busy, > > > > > and you wake up with a new ip address. > > > > > What a frightening thought. > > > > have a look at http://www.dhs.org > > > > great and quick service to get a dynamic-ip with a fixed-hostname. > > > > Works fine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've just started hosting my own web site, on my own machine, > > > > > and I don't know why I didn't take the plunge long ago. > > > > > It's easy, and it's fun. > > > > > There are numerous advantages, and a couple disadvantages. > > > > > Well anyways, it would be unthinkable if I had such a terrible isp. > > > > > I certainly can't reprogram all the name servers on the internet > > > > > every time they decide to give me a new ip address. > > > > > The cable at-home service doesn't work like that, > > > > > and I have nothing but good things to say about them. > > > > > They even tried to help me set up, > > > > > knowing that I was on Linux. > > > > > That's pretty rare. > > > > > > > > > > Getting back to the IPs; > > > > > one day we lost the bill, or it got lost in the mail, or whatever, > > > > > and I was behind, so they turned off the service. > > > > > I called with my credit card to turn it back on and asked, > > > > > please please please, > > > > > can I have my old ip back again. > > > > > "Sure, we've been saving it for you." > > > > > Now that's class, > > > > > and its certainly important to those of us who are hosting our own > > > sites. > > > > > > > > > > Karl Dahlke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) > > > > Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) > > > > ----------- > > > > Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl > > > > student computer science www: > > > http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ > > > > Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details > > > > ----------- > > > > Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) > Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) > ----------- > Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl > student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ > Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details > ----------- > Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >