RE: Please put in interim text for the ISSUE-204 statement about exposing semantics of hidden content

Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 
> 
> I think that's a good thought.


> Jonas Sicking wrote:
> >
> > Could we at least add language saying that this is only applicable
> > until a sizable portion of UAs have implemented the ability to expose
> > the full semantic content to users.
> >
> > Otherwise we'll be making poor recommendations, which is exactly what
> > that sentence is trying to avoid doing.


Respectfully, that is a really bad idea. 

One of the most oft cursed phrases of WCAG 1 was "Until user agents ..."
(http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#until-user-agents) - here,
what is sizable, when and who decides, what happens to backward
compatibility, etc., etc.?

I would strenuously urge this Working Group to not fall into that trap again
- it caused significant confusion and consternation prior to the release and
adoption of WCAG 2.

Cheers!

JF