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Accessible Publishing Knowledge Base

Fixed Layouts

The fixed layouts topics cover issues with creating content that is laid out on pages with fixed dimensions (i.e., the content does not reflow to fit the screen but stays where it is positioned).

General

Overview
General introduction to creating fixed layouts in EPUB.
HTML Layouts
Overview of creating accessible fixed layouts in HTML.
Images in Spine
Overview of accessibility issues putting images directly in the EPUB spine.
SVG Layouts
Overview of creating accessible fixed layouts in SVG.
WCAG Conformance
Overview of the difficulties making fixed layouts conform to WCAG accessibility requirements.

Techniques

Images
Explores the issues making image-based fixed layouts accessible.
Multipage Spreads
Explores the issues with content that is split across fixed-layout pages.
Orientation
Explores the issues with constraining the orientation in which fixed layouts render.

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