- From: Devarshi Pant <devarshipant@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:17:57 -0400
- To: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Cc: "public-comments-wcag20@w3.org" <public-comments-wcag20@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAJGQbjvt+KRj9Rzxr9scnC3Lvo=wSP4rt+D0J3uEeO1cQovFiQ@mail.gmail.com>
Thanks for the feedback, Lorreta. The Editor's version looks much better than the current version. Thanks, Devarshi Pant On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Loretta Guarino Reid < lorettaguarino@google.com> wrote: > Devarshi, > > The changes are currently only in the Editor's Working Draft of the > document. We expect to be releasing this new version for public review > shortly. You can get an early look at the reorganization at > http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/text-equiv-all.html > > Loretta > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Devarshi Pant <devarshipant@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Loretta and Editors, >> >> I am sorry, but I find the use of the phrase "listed below" and the link >> text that precedes it difficult to follow, and seemingly incorrect to >> convey meaning. Could you please tell me how the use of "listed below" in >> the following sentence can help a reader (note that it's use is rampant in >> this section) to understand 'Situation A': >> >> /// >> >> Situation A: If a short description can serve the same purpose and >> present the same information as the non-text content: >> >> 1. >> >> G94: Providing short text alternative for non-text content that >> serves the same purpose and presents the same information as the non-text >> content <http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20120103/G94>using a >> *short* text alternative technique listed below >> >> /// >> >> Thanks, >> Devarshi Pant >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Loretta Guarino Reid < >> lorettaguarino@google.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Devarshi Pant <devarshipant@gmail.com >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Name: Devarshi Pant >>>> >>>> Email: *devarshipant@gmail.com* >>>> >>>> Affiliation: >>>> >>>> Document: TD >>>> >>>> Item Number: Quick Reference: Sufficient Techniques for 1.1.1 – >>>> Non-text Content >>>> >>>> Part of Item: Description >>>> >>>> Comment Type: Technical >>>> >>>> Summary of Issue: The phrase ‘listed below’ at the end of the sentence >>>> can be misleading. Refer >>>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/#text-equiv. The reference made >>>> at the end of item #1 (under situations A, B, and C) reads “listed below,” >>>> which leads a reader to believe that the forthcoming text is somehow tied. >>>> Another issue is that a sentence contains a link and also a statement that >>>> tells a reader to look below. For example, #1 under situation A reads, “G94: >>>> Providing short text alternative for non-text content that serves the same >>>> purpose and presents the same information as the non-text content<http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20120103/G94>using a >>>> *short* text alternative technique listed below.” Below means >>>> situation B: This is incorrect under that context. >>>> >>>> Proposed Change: >>>> >>>> Revise the wording from the #1 item from situations, A, B, and C. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Devarshi Pant >>>> >>> ================================ >>> Response from the Working Group >>> ================================ >>> The Sufficient Techniques section of Understanding SC 1.1.1 is extremely >>> complicated and hard to follow. We have revised it to make it easier to >>> understand. >>> >>> >>> Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair >>> Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair >>> Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact >>> >>> >>> On behalf of the WCAG Working Group >>> >> >> >
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