Re: 7-day CfC: notes on option, treeitem, and spinbutton about children presentational - closes 15 June

This is a technical question, not a process question, so please respond 
on the main discussion list, not the admin list. Michael


On 10/06/2016 2:19 PM, Bryan Garaventa wrote:
> What appears to me to be at the heart of this issue, is the question "what is meant by an interactive widget that is not composite?"
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> So for the record, can somebody here please define what is meant by a widget that is not a composite widget?
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> This is very important, because it looks like the primary opposition here is the assumption that they should do the opposite of what the spec actually says they do.
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>
> Bryan Garaventa
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joanmarie Diggs [mailto:jdiggs@igalia.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 7:06 PM
> To: Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>
> Cc: ARIA Admin <public-aria-admin@w3.org>
> Subject: Re: 7-day CfC: notes on option, treeitem, and spinbutton about children presentational - closes 15 June
>
> Explicit +1 for wider review of this topic.
> --joanie
>
> On 06/09/2016 09:04 PM, Michael Cooper wrote:
>> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Rich Internet
>> Applications (ARIA) Working Group regarding the following resolution
>> of the ARIA Working group:
>>
>>      Add editorial note to option, treeitem, and spinbutton roles that
>>      their "children are presentational" status is provisional
>>
>>
>>      Background
>>
>> This was approved by the participants of the 9 June 2016
>> teleconference, and further context is available in the minutes:
>>
>>      https://www.w3.org/2016/06/09-aria-minutes.html#item02
>>
>> Note this resolution does not close discussion on the issue of whether
>> these roles ultimately should have the children presentational
>> restriction, or whether further engineering is needed, and if so in
>> what time frame. This edit supports wider review of the topic.
>>
>>
>>      Action
>>
>> This CfC is now open for objection, comment, as well as statements of
>> support via email. Silence will be interpreted as support, though
>> messages of support are certainly welcome.
>>
>> If you object to this proposal, or have comments concerning it, please
>> respond by replying on list to this message no later than 23:59
>> (midnight) Boston Time, Wednesday, 15 June 2016. For objections only,
>> please copy the main aria@w3.org list to allow technical discussion of
>> the objection to happen there.
>>
>>
>>      Process
>>
>> This CfC is conducted per the ARIA WG decision policy:
>>
>>      https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/decision-policy
>>
>> I am issuing this CfC as acting chair, but Rich will record the formal
>> ratification if passed.
>>
>> Michael
>>
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