Oops. I forgot to put a "Dear Nigel" at the top. Sorry for that confusion. Janina Sajka writes: > The email message below appeared on a different blind users list than > where you've recently posted your suggestions for key bindings in links. > I've sent this message to blinux as well because that's where you > posted. > > While the message below isn't about key bindings, it does request an > important feature that is present in lynx (the cat), and missing in > links (the chain). I'm forwarding it on to you as a use case and a user > requirement in the expectation that's it's a fairly simple thing to > implement. > > Regretably many web sites that ignore the W3C's markup guidance in > support of accessibility also abuse the user agent data provided by the > http header. It would be very helpful if links (the chain) could provide > the workaround already available in lynx (the cat). > > I would very much like to hear your thoughts on this request. > > Leslie Fairall writes: > > Does anyone know if you can change the user-agent string in links the > > chain? I use the cat with Bank of America by doing this, but would like to > > have access to some features that require Javascript. I wish there was a > > way where I could save the user-agent string whenever I go to the website. > > Does anyone else do the same thing? Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Chair > Accessibility Workgroup > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040
