Government of Catalonia

The gencat pages allow the visual design to be deactivated to access the content in simple format and in a single column, or to apply a personalised style-sheet.

Each Browser presents this option in a different menu location. The following chart shows the route which must be followed in the most prevalent browsers.

Browser	Menu action
Explorer	Tools > Internet Options > Accessibility
Firefox	View > Page Style > No Style
Opera	View > Style > Author mode
Safari	Edit > Preferences > Security / Web content

We make an effort to achieve the greatest possible contrast between the text and background colours. We also try to use colours which do not cause problems for persons with visual limitations, such as Daltonism, and colour is not used exclusively to given meaning to content (for example, green for a positive meaning and red for negative).

The configuration of colours can also be changed in your browser. Each of them presents this option in a different menu location. The following chart shows the route which should be followed in the most prevalent browsers.

Browser	Menu action
Explorer	Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility
Firefox	Tools > Content > Types and colours
Opera	View > Style > Author mode

Users of gencat can adjust the fonts to the size which suits them, according to the browser which they are using. This option can be deactivated in various ways, according to the browser which is being used. The most used browsers can be seen in the chart.

Browser	Menu action
Explorer	View> Text size > Larger / Smaller
Firefox	View > Text size > Increase / Reduce
Opera	View > Scale > %
Safari	View > Make text bigger/smaller

A series of keyboard combinations have been defined to facilitate navigation through the most common gencat content without having to use the mouse. With these keyboard instructions, access is facilitated to persons with visual and movement difficulties who cannot use the mouse and, in general, speed and convenience is achieved.

The instruction for activating these shortcuts depends on the browser and on the operating system which is being used. The commonest combinations are those with the key Alt or Control + the key indicated:

• [Alt | Ctrl] + 1: Direct access to the content of the page open in the browser.
• [Alt | Ctrl] + 2: Access to the main navigation menu on the page open in the browser.
• [Alt | Ctrl] + 3: Situates the cursor on the gencat search field to start the search easily.
• [Alt | Ctrl] + 4: Goes to the gencat home page.
• [Alt | Ctrl] + 5: Opens the site map page.