RE: Zoom feature

I hope we are not "at least a year" from rec.

But your point is good.


Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-wcag-teamb-request@w3.org
> [mailto:public-wcag-teamb-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Sean Hayes
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:00 PM
> To: Loretta Guarino Reid
> Cc: public-wcag-teamb@w3.org
> Subject: RE: Zoom feature
>
>
> Sure, I agree zoom down is an important feature too.
> Actually I'm much less concerned now that I know it was an
> error and not a fundamental issue. In fact maybe its not even
> worth a note given that we are at least a year from rec. and
> I would hope to see the fix in the field in the same
> time-frame. Perhaps we can make a decision on what to say
> nearer the final drafting phase.
>
> Sean Hayes
> Standards and Policy Team
> Accessible Technology Group
> Microsoft
> Phone:
>   mob +44 7977 455002
>   office +44 117 9719730
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Loretta Guarino Reid [mailto:lorettaguarino@google.com]
> Sent: 19 January 2007 17:08
> To: Sean Hayes
> Cc: public-wcag-teamb@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Zoom feature
>
> This makes it sound as if this behavior should be a user
> agent note for the uniform scaling technique. I don't  think
> we want to change the SC because of a bug. The ability to
> scale down is also important for low vision users who are
> using screen magnifiers.
>
> Loretta
>
> On 1/18/07, Sean Hayes <Sean.Hayes@microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have been in touch with the IE folks over the zoom issue.
> It turns out that it is a known bug with positioned elements
> and they already have a fixed version which will be released
> in the next version of IE, however the release date of that is TBD.
> >
> > Since this only affects zoom less than 100%, and this
> provision is really about making text larger, I suggest we
> make the provision in the SC, "for enlargements up to 200%"
> (as I believe Gregg suggested).
> >
> > Sean Hayes
> > Standards and Policy Team
> > Accessible Technology Group
> > Microsoft
> > Phone:
> >   mob +44 7977 455002
> >   office +44 117 9719730
> >
> >
>
>

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