[nabs-l] my IT class and html questions

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

My major is computer science. Let me know if you would like some tips on 
what seems to work better with screen readers when designing websites.

Nicole

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From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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> Thanks. My professor suggested that site; glad to know it works!
> I need an accessible tutorial to help design my mini site. The professor 
> gave us all the codes for the practice assignments to get us started 
> though. What is your major?
> Thanks for your help.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:37 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] my IT class and html questions
>
> Look at http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp. It is an HTML tutorial
> and reference. They also have several other web languages.
> An absolute path is the entire URL, like what I wrote above. However, the
> homepage of the W3school site might have the following:
> <a href="html/default.asp">HTML</a>
> This is because the link is on their server in their directory. Let me 
> know
> if this does not make sense. Also feel free to email me off list. I am not
> an expert, but I know at least a little as I have had to design websites 
> for
> projects before.
>
> HTH,
> Nicole
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 8:20 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] my IT class and html questions
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>
>> Hi all,
>> As you might remember I’m in an introduction computer concepts class. I 
>> want the knowledge to be a wise computer consumer and user. We are 
>> learning about computer components like the CPU and motherboard and types 
>> of memory.
>> We also have to learn basic html and website design. We publish these 
>> small webpages on our school server eventually. That is just one of many 
>> assignments; we also go over the microsoft office suite.
>>
>> So my questions for those familiar with website making.
>> 1. What software do you publish with? I’m curious. I know many are not 
>> accessible. Maybe microsoft office front page?
>> We are taught to write the html codes in notepad and save it as a html 
>> file.
>> We don’t need software for the class.
>> Also, any accessible tutorials about html or website design? Our 
>> professor gave some to us, online tutorials. I’ll see if they’re readable 
>> with jaws.
>>
>>
>> 2. How do you handle the visual stuff such as graphics, color of text, 
>> and background color? Will jaws read the colors when you open it up in a 
>> web browser? I suspect you just have to see it with low vision if you 
>> have it or ask a sighted person.
>>
>> 3. What is the difference between hyperlinks with relative and absolute 
>> paths? My instructor doesn’t explain much about the codes; we just look 
>> at the lab assignment and type it in. There is a code for each hyperlink 
>> put in.
>>
>> 4. Any tips for learning the color and font system called CSS, cascading 
>> style sheets? Do I just memorize the codes and what they mean. Not that 
>> we are getting that fancy though.
>>
>> 5. Are there free places to publish websites? I do not think you have to 
>> purchase web software or a website domain. Doesn’t google have something 
>> free? I doubt I’ll publish, but wanted to know in case I decide to make 
>> websites in the future.
>> I’m using Word to read the lab assignment and find it challenging to 
>> remember all the code and type it in exactly as it says in notepad. I do 
>> a few words and characters at a time. What is interesting to me is that 
>> there are six types of heading levels; 1 is the biggest and six the 
>> smallest.
>> So one number in the code makes a difference! the code is <h1> or a 2 for 
>> heading 2.
>> Thanks.
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