SharePoint + sIFR

Question

Has anyone used sIFR in a SharePoint site? I am writing up the technical requirements for a new site and I am getting some resistance from some people for suggesting sIFR. I don't see why there should be a conflict between the two. SharePoint is a requirement the Gotham font is a requirement. sIFR is a great way to preserve a content authors ability to add and edit text in the Gotham font without needing a designer create and upload an image each time.

Answer 1

I suppose the deafening silence means no one has ever done this before.

Answer 2

Althought I haven't used sIFR with SharePoint before, it wouldn't be much different than using it on any other site/CMS. It's all client-side and has nothing to do with SharePoint, and it's definitely something that can be done.

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Answer 3

I suppose the deafening silence means no one has ever done this before.

Try and allow more than a day for uncommon enquiries.

I've used SiFR before and some if its derivatives.  Mike is correct in that it is indeed a client-side implementation but I can think of a few good reasons as to why you'd get some kickback on this.  Some questions first though: -

1. Is this an internal facing site, or an external facing site? You mention publishing, so I'm assuming some form of internal Intranet but I'd like to confirm
2. Gotham is a commercial font, have you considered checking your current terms to see if you can distribute this internally?
3. Are Flash applications allowed within your corporate architecture?
4. Who exactly are you getting kickback from?  In some sites I've worked on, those kicking back, are those that will be expected to produce the content.  I imagine it'll be possible to create a template that includes all the SIFR components, but if not, you may need to take into account what your userbase is telling you.

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Answer 4

Try and allow more than a day for uncommon enquiries.

Sorry about that. This was my first post in this forum and I didnt realize the community was smaller here than on other forums.

 

Is this an internal facing site, or an external facing site? You mention publishing, so I'm assuming some form of internal Intranet but I'd like to confirm

The published site will be public facing on the Internet. The administration pages will be on their Intranet and will be published out to a web server.

 

Gotham is a commercial font, have you considered checking your current terms to see if you can distribute this internally?

Since it will be a public-facing site, this question is not applicable.

 

Are Flash applications allowed within your corporate architecture?

Flash is fine.

 

Who exactly are you getting kickback from?  In some sites I've worked on, those kicking back, are those that will be expected to produce the content.  I imagine it'll be possible to create a template that includes all the SIFR components, but if not, you may need to take into account what your userbase is telling you.

I am getting kickback from a partner that is helping with certain aspects of the project including technical design (we are in the technical design phase right now). They are under the impression that sIFR cannot work in SharePoint. A quick search finds some posts from people having trouble with their specific implementations of the two technologies but there is nothing to suggest that they are inherently incompatible.

 

Answer 5

Their impression is incorrect then.  SharePoint, on a fundamental level uses Internet technologies, and as Shawn Inman Mike Davidson say on their link, SiFR is a technology that is applied once a page has already been rendered, thus once validated (X)HTML/CSS have been rendered.

What they might be objecting too is the work they'd have to do to build this into templates and the like, such as Core.CSS or any number of other files, but these worries can be negated.  They might be more worried about HOW to make it work.

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Answer 6

> Sorry about that. This was my first post in this forum and I didnt realize the community was smaller here than on other forums.

The community here in the pre-SP 2010 forums is big enough. However you posted this to the Accessibility forum which is for questions concerning Microsoft's definition of Accessibility which is specifically for solutions which cater to the physically challenged.

The community for accessibility according to that definition is indeed small.

My first inclination was to move the post to another forum but as the note from me to your initial post says, I didn't because the web page of the third-party product you were asking about said that product covered accessibility issues.

But even with active forum participation you should always wait at least 2-3 workdays before bumping (not one) and should then preferably give useful additional information and not just bump. As a moderator here I will delete too quick bumps if I see them.

Moderator pre-2010 forums

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SP 2010 "FAQ" (mainly useful links): http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/default.aspx
WSS3/MOSS FAQ (FAQ and Links) http://wssv3faq.mindsharp.com/default.aspx
Both also have links to extensive book lists and to (free) on-line chapters

Answer 7

Steven, that was my suspicion as well. It is good to have a second opinion validating it.

 

Mike, I apologize for the premature bump and appreciate the advice. On some other forums I frequent, after a post reaches 24 hours old, if you havent gotten a response, it will never be seen again. I should have been more perceptive before bumping. As you found out, sIFR is a technology for presenting unconventional designs in an accessible manner for people that need the assistance of screen readers.