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[Rekov]

Hello.
Im relatively new at this, so here is my question: I saw a guide on the wiki that said to avoid cave adaption dig a shaft, and cover the shaft with floors to protect it from archers. I did this, but the squares now read as inside, light, above ground. Is this enough to prevent cave adaption? Is there any reason to put glass over the shaft if floor does the trick?

[Tenebrais]

In terms of light, all constructions are transparent. So the only reason to use glass for the floor is if you'd prefer it make sense that it's light down there.
Cave Adaptation is caused by dwarves spending too long in the darkness or underground. Until the light system is worked on more thoroughly, those two things mean the same thing. So as long as the dwarves spend at least a little time without a natural roof over their heads, they won't get cave adaptation.

[Dame de la Licorne]

As long as the tiles are labeled "above ground", regardless of if they're inside or outside, it works for preventing cave adaptation.  Just make sure all your dwarves have to go through that tile on a regular basis.
One warning: if you turn on "dwarves stay inside", you will get a lot of cancellation messages if they have to pass through those tiles.

[Rekov]

I basically made a path to my dining hall that is above ground, and then a longer move inconvenient path that is underground. I figure that they should take the easy path and only take the long path when ordered to stay inside.

[yuhhaur]

The Lobby (top-most floor) of my (reverse) condominium had a skylight above it, and it is decorated with statue into a statue garden. every sleepy dwarf are to pass by that area to get to their bedrooms. the 1-z level up is walled to prevent intrusion (except flying eagles, etc.)

http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Cave_adaption:

Curing and prevention of cave adaptation are achieved through the same means: regular, extended exposure to outdoor sunlight. Indoor sunlight will not treat, nor will it trigger, cave adaptation. An outdoor area to fight cave adaptation may be accomplished by having a meeting area or statue garden exposed to sunlight, with no roof.

[Jim Groovester]

Cave adaptation is by inside/outside, not light/dark, nor aboveground/subterranean. You need Outside/Light/Aboveground tiles to combat cave adaptation.

[Albedo]

Cave adaptation also won't happen right away.  Your first season or three, don't worry about it overly much. But it should not be put off indefinitely.

yuhh's suggestion is a classic solution - there are 4 things that every dwarf must do - eat, sleep, drink, and go on break.  If you funnel one or more of those activities into or through the outdoors (up, over, and then back down, or whatever), you'll be fine.

[Shadowex3]

The other option is to just make your dining hall so amazingly awesome by placing every non-weapon/armor artifact in there and letting your legendary engraver loose like a maniac with a dremel that nobody cares about throwing up anymore. Cave adaptation isn't necessarily evil, it adds a little color to a fortress. Sometimes several colors.

[Xinael]

It's a hassle when your military start puking when they run out to meet the enemy though.

I normally wall off a section of land above-ground for some farms and a refuse pile. I place a meeting zone up there, perhaps with a few statues to make it a partyless statue garden, and idle or on-break dwarves will go up there some of the time to experience the great outdoors. I find that the dwarves that are too busy to go out and get some fresh air and ones that aren't really going to be leaving the fortress anyway (like my masons and glassmakers, who pretty make stuff pretty much 24/7). Soldiers take plenty of breaks while they're off duty, so they'll get out there too.