tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16786627.post116517181757473434..comments2009-06-23T21:23:01.454-07:00Dennis at Web Axehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123030988639971556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16786627.post-1165358154313728462006-12-05T14:35:00.000-08:002006-12-05T14:35:00.000-08:00Hi Dennis!<BR/><BR/>The tables in question where a representation of data from a printed document.<BR/><BR/>What I created with tables was an almost exact duplicate of the tables in the printed document.<BR/><BR/>I had a meeting with the client late last week and I did discuss this with them, but the fact of the matter is, while accessibility is a matter of course for anything I produce, the audience for their products is pretty well-defined.<BR/><BR/>You just don't see physically or visually impaired mechanical engineers!<BR/><BR/>I know that sounds glib, but the clients customer demographics tell the story and the money has to follow that.<BR/><BR/>As I mentioned, the new website will be standards-compliant from the ground up, but I just needed some guidance on the tables situation.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the input...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16786627.post-1165333043268535962006-12-05T07:37:00.000-08:002006-12-05T07:37:00.000-08:00Hello Wayne. You should never have nested data tables. I suggest trying the following: use header columns as well as header rows; separate your data in more than one table; simplify the content and put detailed information in hyperlinked pages.Dennis Lembreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123030988639971556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16786627.post-1165325218819251942006-12-05T05:26:00.000-08:002006-12-05T05:26:00.000-08:00Purely from an accessibility point of view, what happens in a situation where there are nested tables?<BR/><BR/>Or, would you consider that a failure on the part of the developer to have to use nested tables in the first place?<BR/><BR/>I've had to use nested tables before now for very complex product data (mechanical tolerances and tolerance ranges) and they look hideous...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com