Feedback on WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference

Hi All, 
 
Some quick feedback on the Quick Reference below.
 
Thanks, Henny


* Quick Reference
http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/20071211/Overview.php
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/20071211/Overview.php> 
Many of our previous suggestions have been implemented in this draft.

Overall this is looking lots better and more of a usable tool. I like
the fact that the "Technologies" section in the "Customize this Quick
Reference" has been expanded out to client-side, server-side and ARIA
stuff - really useful. The show / hide intro is great as well as I want
to read it once but not every time.

1. Typo
"In the Customizing section below..."
The section is not below but no at the side.

2. HTML selected by default in the "Customize this Quick Reference"
I find this really hard to work with depending on what task I have in
mind. Having the HTML selected by default prevents me from drilling down
into the information relevant to me if I am a Flash developer for
example. Would be great to have this one as optional as well.

3. "go to show/hide settings"
This I didn't find too intuitive at first. Wasn't quite sure a) what to
expect or b) what it did. I imagine this will be even more confusing if
using AT. When I first clicked it all it seemed to do was show the
Introduction if it was hidden which was confusing as the Introduction is
not a settings. This side tracked me somewhat until I realised it was
referring to the settings in the "Customize this Quick Reference". I
think it may have been a language thing as the word "settings" is only
used in the "Save settings option". Perhaps the links "go to show/hide
settings" could be changed to "customize settings" or something that
ties in language wise. I actually found myself using the links as "back
to top" links...

4. Table of Contents
4.1 This was really useful to have, especially once the Intro was hidden
and I could see it next to the "Customize this Quick Reference". The
only thing I found was it was difficult to read along the lines. It
would be easier if it hade more line spacing between lines or a slightly
darker roll-over colour.

4.2 I'd prefer it if the one / two word summaries at the end of each
link in the TOC was at the start and in bold. So rather than:

1.2 Provide synchronized alternatives for synchronized media
[Synchronized Media]

It would be

1.2 Synchronized Media: Provide synchronized alternatives for
synchronized media 

This makes it more in line with how it is presented in the rest of the
document and more scannable.

5. Showing and hiding "Show Sufficient Techniques and Failures" and
"Show Advisory Techniques"

When using the document with "Show Sufficient Techniques and Failures"
and "Show Advisory Techniques" unselected I wanted to be able to quickly
show the techniques section from the Guideline I was on rather than have
to jump to the top, select the options so that techniques were shown on
all the sections. 

6. Quick reference title

I still wonder if we should try and amend this before it gets published.
For me it doesn't quite tell me what it is. I know we have brainstormed
this before but it I'd be up for dusting off the previous suggestions
and seeing if we can come up with something.



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