alternatives to check boxes (something larger)

[incunabula]

hi

ok i need to perform a search of my database. Visually however i cannot have
check boxes on my search page because they are to small especially for visually
impaired persons. I was wondering if i could use larger images that could be
pressed/checked and would perform the same function as check boxes. Maybe
theres a way of putting check boxes underneath the larger selection area of the
image? ... I'm unsure as im very new to this sort of thing.

ok any soloutions would be greatly appreciated... I'll carry on trying to find
out... cheers ppl.

[darrel]

> ok i need to perform a search of my database. Visually however i cannot
have

> check boxes on my search page because they are to small especially for

visually

> impaired persons.

That's an interesting dilema.

> I was wondering if i could use larger images that could be
> pressed/checked and would perform the same function as check boxes.

Possibly. I imagine you could use some javascript trickery for that.
Unfortunately, in doing so, you'd make the form less accessible for
others...namely those that don't have javscript or use an alternative input
device.

Hmm...

What if you kept the checkboxes, but put them in a larger DIV. Have that DIV
then contain a larger image of a checkbox. Then, use some javascript so that
clicking in the DIV on the larger image will also check the smaller
checkbox.

That's just off the top of my head, though. Not sure if that's an ideal
solution.

-Darrel