[thelist] IE - The claret (white dotted line) on clickable images

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Paul

Disabled users using the keyboard rather than a mouse tab through
the links to select the desired one, and then hit return to activate it.

(this may not be a standard keyboard btw, it may be an assistive
device (simplistically, big keys!), but the browser doesn't know that)

The dotted line is the only way they have to know that the image
is the currently selected one. So disabled users won't be able to
use those links because you've deliberately prevented them from
doing so.

It's probably only a small number of individuals, but the law won't
care. The Sydney Olympic Committee lost their case raised by one
individual - that's all it takes.

Cheers
Martin




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Martin - what implications are you refering to about disabilty issues?
how will turning the white dotted line off effect them?

cheers

paul

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Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Hi Paul

Doing so would be a major impediment to accessibility - that's
what they're there for.
Where's the client based? If it's in the UK, they'll be falling foul of
the Disability Discrimination Act (penalties: unlimited fines and
putting it right).

Cheers
Martin




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hi peeps,

does anyone know how to get rid of the white dotted line on images that are
clickable when you click on them in IE - i need some sort of code for it -
a
customer doesn't like it - i tried to explain thats its just the way it is
-
but i said id try and find some code.

A mate of mine said if i put onclick="slef.blur()" that should get rid of
it - but it didn't work - im using IE6 - maybe that has something to do
with
it.


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