Before embarking on any intranet or website design project, it is important to understand the needs of your users. It is then possible to identify the features and functionality that will make the intranet or website a success, and how the design can support users with different goals and levels of skill.
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
CSS Box Model Concept
The box model is an important concept in CSS. It dictates how elements are laid out. The box model is shown below:
The innermost component is the content. Padding is applied outside the content area. Border is then applied outside of the padding area. Finally, margin is applied outside of the padding area. Margins specify the relationship between different elements.
The relevant CSS commands are margin, border, and padding. Each one will be descried in more detail below.
Screen Reader
A Software that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen (or, more accurately, sent to standard output, whether a video monitor is present or not). This interpretation is then re-presented to the user with text-to-speech, sound icons, or a Braille output device. Screen readers are a form of assistive technology (AT) potentially useful to people who are blind, visually impaired, illiterate or learning disabled, often in combination with other AT, such as screen magnifiers.