[access-uk] Re: anyone on here who knows drupal very well?
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:15:37 +0000
Sorry Mobeen, we’re way beyond my paygrade with your question I’m afraid. good
luck with finding someone better.
> On 22 Feb 2015, at 19:49, Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Ian.
>
> Right. lets see if we can pool resources then because i'm in the same boat as
> you. what theme are you using for your installs at present? and is the layout
> of your theme as i described i.e menu, search and bread crumb first? as i say
> i've already tried to adjust the block positioning to make them appear first
> in the adaptive and responsive-bartik themes to no avail. the menu's in the
> right place, but the search box and bread crumb are still after the main page
> content which is really annoying me even though i've set the positioning in
> the blocks. i know that other themes like the default bartik theme have the
> correct positioning the way i want it, so i know its possible. i just can't
> figure out why certain themes are behaving differently. surely
> responsive-bartik is the same as bartik but adjusted for a mobile friendly
> layout. that's the only thing i can think of. the themes are mobile friendly,
> but to make the theme mobile friendly content is moved around and but
> unintuitive for a screen reader...
>
> all the best,
>
> Mo.
>
>
> all the best,
>
> Mo.
>
> On 22/02/2015 19:37, Ian Macrae wrote:
>> Hi Mobeen, I use it on a regular basis. Feel free to give me a try though I
>> would say I’m a regular user not an expert.
>>> On 22 Feb 2015, at 19:20, Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Everyone.
>>>
>>> I've hit a problem which i can't seem to solve, despite searching on
>>> countless online forums and hope someone can help. I have been trying to
>>> find a responsive, accessible theme for drupal that works well on mobile
>>> devices as well as desktop layouts. I've found plenty of themes and tried a
>>> few, but i can't seem to make them operate the way i'd like. my current
>>> theme layout to a screen reader is as follows.
>>> you have the skip to main content link, then the logo, then the main menu,
>>> then a search box, then the bread crum, then the main page content. but the
>>> current theme which is the default drupal bartik theme is not mobile
>>> friendly apparently. so i've been searching for an alternative.
>>> whenever i switch to another theme, for example the adaptive theme, the
>>> menu stays the same, but the search box and you are here sections are
>>> placed below the main page content despite me specifying for them to be
>>> above the content area, in other words in the side bar. i'm told that
>>> visually the pages look fine, its just how the page is presenting to a
>>> screen reader. the BCAB website, (not a criticism), is a prime example. if
>>> we take my above example, its like its upside down. you have the main
>>> content first, then the search box, then the menus. this could be seen as
>>> intuitive depending on your outlook, i personally have never found it
>>> intuitive to place the menu last for screen reader use. again
>>> interestingly, visually the website looks fine.
>>> so my question is this.
>>> is there an accessible theme for drupal which works out of the box that is
>>> also mobile friendly and accessible? so far i've looked at adaptive, zen,
>>> genesis, and beauty theme. they're all doing the same thing despite me
>>> reordering my blocks. if anyone can help i'd really appreciate it.
>>>
>>> thanks for reading,
>>>
>>> Mo.
>>>
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