Re: [done,fyi] - Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites - minor updates

Good morning,
and sorry to be in extreme nitpick-mode today :-(

All comments for editor’s discretion and I’m happy to make the 
changes if you agree. (Because nobody should suffer of my nitpickiness 
apart from myself.) :-D

On 27 Jul 2017, at 22:07, Shawn Henry wrote:

> EOWG folks,
>
> This is an fyi on minor updates. (Thanks to Vicki for catching them!)
> If you see any issues, or have corrections, please let us know.
>
> Document: Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites
> <https://www.w3.org/WAI/users/inaccessible>
>
> Under https://www.w3.org/WAI/users/inaccessible.html#pointers first 
> sentence
> * added "the": Consider telling the organization about...
>
> Under "What Computer and Software are You Using?"
> * changed "the operating system you are using, and the version; for 
> example, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, or Linux Ubuntu 9.10
> the browser software you use to view the Web, and the version; for 
> example, Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6), Firefox 3.5, Chrome 3.0.195.38, 
> Opera 10, Safari 4.0.4, etc."
> -> to: "the operating system you are using, and the version; for 
> example, Windows 10, macOS 10.13, or Linux Ubuntu 17.10
> the browser software you use to view the Web, and the version; for 
> example, Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11), Firefox 60, Chrome 62.0, Opera 
> 45, Safari 10.1.2, etc.

As version numbers matter less today, at least for browsers, writing the 
version number out like that dates the article immediately. Also we 
probably should include MS Edge here.

I’d change to:

* the operating system you are using, and the version; for
   example, Windows 10, macOS 10.13, or Linux Ubuntu 17.10
* the browser software you use to view the Web, and the version; for
   example, Edge, Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Chrome, Opera, 
Safari, etc.
* the version number of the browser

> changed: "I use Windows XP with Internet Explorer V.7 and Tazti voice 
> recognition software to navigate the computer screen and the Web
> I use the NVDA screen reader release 0.6 with Windows Vista Home 
> edition and the Firefox browser version 3.0.5"
> -> to "I use Windows 10 with Internet Explorer V.11 and Tazti voice 
> recognition software to navigate the computer screen and the Web
> I use the NVDA screen reader version 2017.2 with Windows 10 Home 
> edition and the Firefox browser version 60

I think we should drop the “V.” in “V.11” because this format is 
not used anywhere.

> Under "Sample Email 2",
> * changed "I listen to web pages with the NVDA screen reader (version 
> 0.6). I use Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 8."
> -> to "I listen to web pages with the NVDA screen reader (version 
> 2017.2). I use Windows 10 and Internet Explorer 11."
>
> Under Sample Email 3",
> * changed "I have a WinXP laptop and use  Opera browser version 8."
> -> to: "I have a Win10 laptop and use Chrome browser version Version 
> 60.0.3112.78."

Having version numbers in the examples is useful for illustration 
purposes.

Thanks for all the work, this is a useful update.

Eric

> Changed footer date and am updating the changelog...
>
> Best,
> ~Shawn



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Eric Eggert
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)