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CSS2
Cascading Style Sheet, level 2 (CSS2) promises greater control of page layout than is currently available. Desirable features include:
- content positioning
- table layout
- downloadable fonts (nifty for design, not necessarily for accessibility)
The problem is that no browser currently available to the public (as of October 2001) supports the CSS2-unique protocols. While some would argue that the protocols should be installed as new sites are developed now, the reality of the situation almost dictates that these features not be implemented until at least a year after the release of a CSS2 compatible browser.
Of greater significance for accessibility than CSS2 are the HTML 4.0 extensions, <title> and <longdesc> which are also not implemented in a browser, but should be available before the CSS2 functions are realized.
For more information on CSS2, go to the World Wide Web Consortium's website (http://www.w3.org) or go directly to their section on CSS2, (http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/).
