Re: ReSpec toolchain...

ARIA is just ignored by lynx, right?  And I *still* maintain we shouldn't
be using any of the new HTML features in published specifications.  But I
am old school.  I will read your document.


On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi shane
>
> JS disabled is a reasonable case for providing a no JS copy, but is not an
> accessibility requirement, nor is the use of lynx.
>
> If we wanted to support accessibility lynx, we wouldn't be using ARIA or
> many of the new HTML features.
>
> further thoughts on lynx
> http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2014/02/doesnt-work-lynx/
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> SteveF
> HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>
>
>
> On 14 July 2014 17:09, Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, first, any UA may have JS disabled.  But second, text users who
>> rely on things like lynx as their UA will not be able to properly access
>> the specifications without a static version.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Steve Faulkner <
>> faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 14 July 2014 16:58, Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually we have an A11Y requirement for this.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am surprised that this is an accessibility requirement.
>>>
>>>  --
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> SteveF
>>> HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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