Re: http://www.rustywallace.com

JAWS is a text to speech screen reader which converts the text which appears on the screen to
synthetic speech.  The software also supports Braille displays as well.  I will have to ask a sited
friend where the alt tags should go.  I wonder if moving that intro video to the video gallery would
reduce the load time?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chief Engineer" <chiefengineer(at)redrocketinc.com>
To: "Ray T. Mahorney" <coffee_head(at)coastalnet.com>
Cc: <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: http://www.rustywallace.com


>I had the same problem with the intro and with IE5 and a 56K
>connection I had to wait about a minute
>for the site to load.  I suspect this was do to the photo gallery?

Wow, the load time is pretty bad. This is really helping out. thanks.
Photo gallery area is pretty compact and doesn't load till ya go
there. I'm guessing it probably has to do with the huge masthead
image and the homepage has the 'next race' vignette which is quite
large.

>   You have an edit field and a
>button which come up once you get past the intro link.  JAWS (Job
>Access With Speech) didn't tell me
>what the field was nor did it tell me what the button was.

hmmm, never heard of JAWS. Is it a browser that 'reads' the site? I
believe it might have been the Search the site field. EMT sent us
that code and its becomming more and more evident they left quite a
bit of info out. Laziness on my part to check it *laughs*.

>   The race reports were a bit difficult to
>read with a screen reader.  More alt tags and a larger font on the
>textual portions of the page
>would be helpful for the blind or sight impaired.

Could you give me a suggestion where the alt tags should go? I've
tried to cover most bases but stuff just slips by. Text size has
always been a problem. Clients pick weird sizes but if sizing is too
small all the way around I'll see about begging them to go up a size.

Thanks for the feedback it really helped me see what those that might
have a hard time seeing would miss. Good stuff!

Ray

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jill Kurtz" <jakurtz(at)erols.com>
>To: "'Chief Engineer'" <chiefengineer(at)redrocketinc.com>
>Cc: <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
>Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 1:47 PM
>Subject: RE: http://www.rustywallace.com
>
>
>NN4.7
>56K modem
>Win98
>
>Even after I chose to "skip the killer intro" flash movie, I had to wait a
>while for the home page to load. . .Probably about 45 seconds.
>
>Not a big race fan here, but this looked like a wel designed site once I
>got to the home page. Some of your image alt tags are missing. (search and
>download browser tags at least). Also the text links at the bottom center
>(Home, Rustry, etc.) are soooo tiny I can't ready them. So is the Copyright
>statement, but who reads that ;)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chief Engineer [SMTP:chiefengineer(at)redrocketinc.com]
>Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 1:07 PM
>To: hwg-critique(at)hwg.org
>Subject: http://www.rustywallace.com
>
>Hello All,
>
>     Site Name: Rusty Wallace's Official Web Site
>     Site Addr: http://www.rustywallace.com
>
>     Rusty Wallace's site has been through a bunch of changes and
>although we are mid stream his racing season I'd appreciate any
>feedback you have. Please send browser, load time, and OS in
>responses. Thanks for any feedback.
>
>Ray Hill
>Chief Engineer
>Red Rocket, Inc.
>chiefengineer(at)redrocketinc.com
>--
>Ray Hill
>chiefengineer(at)redrocketinc.com
>Chief Engineer
>Red Rocket, Inc.
>1600 North Orange Ave.
>Studio 14
>Orlando, FL 32804
>USA
>407.895.9358 ph
>407.895.9468 fx

--
Ray Hill
chiefengineer(at)redrocketinc.com
Chief Engineer
Red Rocket, Inc.
1600 North Orange Ave.
Studio 14
Orlando, FL 32804
USA
407.895.9358 ph
407.895.9468 fx

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