[thelist] the use of lynx

[Mark Cheng]

David,



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> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf
> Of David Kutcher
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2002 3:40 PM
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> Subject: [thelist] the use of lynx
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>

> How is it unsavory?  It's called business
> reality.  Before I emailed those
> stats out, my site had less than 1/2 of 1% using
> a non IE5+ or Mozilla4+
> browser.  One of the first questions we ask when
> we go into a scoping
> meeting with a client is related to target
> browsers.  We give the %.  We
> state the facts.  They say what do we lose by
> catering to that 1/2 of 1%?

Hmmm, well if your client's site is in Australia, and 1 of
that 1/2 of 1% is visually impaired, they lose heaps when
that user sues for discrimination.  Ask the Sydney Olympics
organising committee - it happened to them.  So, alt tags
are good business practice in Australia cos if Lynx can't
read them a speaking browser can't either.

My (aussie) $0.02 :)

Mark

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