E
Electronic
and Information Technology (EIT)
This term encompasses any of a number
of devices and device types. It is basically any device
or technology that uses electronic means to transmit
and present information to the user. Examples include
Computers, PDAs, cell phones, information kiosks,
televisions, and many other devices.
In XHTML, an element is of
node in the document tree. A XHTML element is represented
by a start tag like <h1> and an end tag like
</h1>.
Content is "equivalent" to other content
when both fulfill essentially the same function or
purpose upon presentation to the user. In the context
of this document, the equivalent must fulfill essentially
the same function for the person with a disability
(at least insofar as is feasible, given the nature
of the disability and the state of technology), as
the primary content does for the person without any
disability.
The box around a font character of
a given 'size' as designed by the designer. It is
sometimes referred to as an em-square. The theoretical
square that glyphs are designed upon. Its height is
the intended distance between lines of type in the
same type size. It is the design grid on which the
glyph outlines are defined.
In CSS,
an' em' is what is referred to as a relative unit,
like percentages. Good design allows scaling and uses
relative size values; it almost always provides excellent
implementation of ems. An 'em' is equal to the computed
value of the 'font-size' property of the element on
which it is based. The exception is when an 'em' occurs
in the value of the 'font-size' property itself, in
which case it refers to the font size of the parent
element. It may be used for vertical or horizontal
measurement.
An embedded style controls the appearance
of a single document. CSS rule(s) are placed in the
head of the document via the style element. Embedded
styles can be really helpful when you are first learning
to code CSS, because it is very easy to edit and troubleshoot
the code. Similar to inline styles, embedded CSS defeats
the purpose of separating content and presentation.
An embedded style sheet can be useful when a single
document has a unique style. If the same style sheet
is used in multiple documents, then an external style
sheet would be more appropriate. Embedded styles are
sometimes referred to as internal styles.
An external type of style sheet is
a separate file apart from the HTML file(s). The external
style sheet is given a .css extension. It is associated
to the HTML document using a link element or an @
import directive in the head of the html document.
Any html document associated to an external style
sheet gets the styles, and that is where the maintenance
power of CSS is found. Not only do external style
sheets allow reuse of rules within one specific document.
They allow the style sheet itself to be shared across
multiple documents. Using external CSS allows you
to maintain a single style sheet for an entire site.
An eyetracking device observes a person's
pupil to determine the direction of their gaze. It
can aid in learning the relative intensity of a user's
attention to various parts of a web page.
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