RE: Discussion 5.5

Hi Tim,

English isn't my first language, but doesn't 'error' indicate that  
someone basically knew how to do something and erred (not always the  
case with the problems we encounter)? Maybe 'flaw' is the more  
accurate term? 'Failure instance' sounds pretty stilted and may easily  
get mixed up with (WCAG) Failures.

Mhm..(scratching head)...mhm.

Quoting "Boland Jr, Frederick E." <frederick.boland@nist.gov>:

> According to some references I recently accessed, criticality  
> implies that the evaluation cannot continue until the problem has  
> been resolved, whereas non-criticality implies that the evaluation  
> may proceed with the problem noted.
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> A definition of "error" (from
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/error?s=t
> ) "a deviation from accuracy or correctness"
> -which would seem to apply to "barrier" as well?
>
> A definition of "barrier" (from
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/barrier?s=t
> ) "anything built or serving to bar passage"
> -which would seem to imply criticality as mentioned previously
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> In many cases, distinguishing between critical and non-critical is easy.
> A keyboard trap or a lightbox dialogue that pops up without screen
> reader users becoming aware of it is a critical violation. A graphical
> navigation element without alt text is one as well. But a few missing
> paragraphs or list tags in editorial content are probably non-critical.
> However, there will be a grey area where the distinction is not so easy.
> But that, in my view, should not lead to the conclusion that the
> distinction cannot or must not be made.
>
> Not sure about terms, though. Is 'error' a good term for non-critical
> violations and 'barrier' a good term for critical violations?
>
> Detlev
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