Re: Web Accessibility - Section 508 Compliance

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, ICBG Global Data Center wrote:

> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:21:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: ICBG Global Data Center <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [htdig] Web Accessibility - Section 508 Compliance
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We are using htdig for a web site that must be 508 compliant.
> In the mail archive, I found my question asked, but did not find
> an answer. (There was one answer from Tsjebbe de Vries but
> he misunderstood the question).
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=9533373
> 
> If there is an answer in the archive, please point me at it.
> 
> If not, then, in the archive, Martin states his question well.
> But, I can add an html example for clarity.  Here is an html snippet
> generated by htDig:
> 
> <input type="hidden" name="exclude" value="">
> Match: <select name="method">
> <option value="and" selected>All
> <option value="or">Any
> <option value="boolean">Boolean
> </select>
> 
> This form is not considered accessible to a blind person.  To be
> accessible the select statement must contain an id that ties it to the
> label.
> 
> <input type="hidden" name="exclude" value="">
> <label for="Match">Match: </label>
> <select name="method" id="Match">
> <option value="and" selected>All
> <option value="or">Any
> <option value="boolean">Boolean
> </select>
> 
> This problem can be solved by having htdig generate an id that is
> identical to the name attribute.
> 
> <select name="method" id="method">....</select>
> <select name="format" id="format">
> <select name="sort" id="sort">
> 
> etc. etc.  Then by looking at the generated html, one can determine the
> label to use.  ie:
> 
> <label for="method">Match: </label>
> <label for="format">Format: </label>
> <label for="sort">Sort by: </label>
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.

Edit the following lines in htsearch/Display.cc and
libhtdig/ResultFetch.cc:

    *str << "<select name=\"format\">\n";
    *str << "<select name=\"method\">\n";
    *str << "<select name=\"sort\">\n";

To:

    *str << "<select id=\"format\" name=\"format\">\n";
    *str << "<select id=\"method\" name=\"method\">\n";
    *str << "<select id=\"sort\" name=\"sort\">\n";

Recompile and install.

Also edit the following lines in common/syntax.html:

Match: $(METHOD)
Format: $(FORMAT)
Sort: $(SORT)

To:

<label for="method">Match:</label> $(METHOD)
<label for="Format">Format:</label> $(FORMAT)
<label for="Sort">Sort:</label> $(SORT)

> Thanks
> Dee
> 
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> 325 Court Street
> Friday Harbor, WA  98250
> 
> 800.567.8725
> 360.378.7292
> [email protected]

Regards,

Joe
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