Skip to Content link - CSS way

Sent by Christian Heilmann on 2 March 2005 21:09

>>I learnt to put a 1-pixel transparent graphic as the basis for a "Skip to
>>Content" link, said link was supposedly a help to users with screen
>>readers, they could skip reading the navigation links one by one.  I think
>>the CSS alternative was to set the text for the link to "display:none."  Is
>>this correct?
>>    
>>
>
>No. Most screen readers will not read out text that isn't displayed.
>Normal visible text is good though - its very useful to people using
>non-pointing devices (like the tab key) to navigate - fully sighted or
>otherwise.
>
>  
>
Exactly skip links are useful for a lot of users, hidden skip links show 
that you are bad in organising your page content and that you  are 
unaware of who you want to help, regardless of technology.


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Message thread:

• Skip to Content link - CSS way - Nadine Misiaszek, 2nd March 2005 19:32
  • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Rob Mientjes, 2nd March 2005 20:14
  • Skip to Content link - CSS way - David Dorward, 2nd March 2005 20:16
    • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Christian Heilmann, 2nd March 2005 21:12
      • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Erik Peterson, 2nd March 2005 22:50
        • Skip to Content link - CSS way - David Dorward, 2nd March 2005 23:35
          • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Philippe Wittenbergh, 3rd March 2005 01:12
        • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Christian Heilmann, 3rd March 2005 00:09
          • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Jan Brasna, 3rd March 2005 01:03
            • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Christian Heilmann, 3rd March 2005 01:19
              • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Jan Brasna, 3rd March 2005 01:40
      • Skip to Content link - CSS way - tedd, 3rd March 2005 14:02
    • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Jon Prindiville, 2nd March 2005 21:23
  • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Jan Brasna, 2nd March 2005 20:18
    • Skip to Content link - CSS way - tedd, 3rd March 2005 13:53
  • Skip to Content link - CSS way - Bob Easton, 3rd March 2005 01:16

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