RE: comments on wai report tool [was: RE: WAI Domain update, for global, 26 aug 1999]

Thanks for taking care of the comments!

I personally still feel a little lost about how this tool works and what it
does, but let's see what other people think.

Josef

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel.Dardailler@sophia.inria.fr
> [mailto:Daniel.Dardailler@sophia.inria.fr]On Behalf Of Daniel Dardailler
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 2:31 PM
> To: Judy Brewer
> Cc: Josef Dietl; w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org
> Subject: Re: comments on wai report tool [was: RE: WAI Domain update,
> for global, 26 aug 1999]
>
>
>
> > At 06:22 PM 8/26/99 +0200, Josef Dietl wrote:
> > >First impression about the reporting tool: It starts with "Step 1" - it
> > >probably could be more explicit its own purpose, about the
> other information
> > >requested etc.:
> > >
> > >when I see a tool like this, I typically take the URL of a
> friend of mine to
> > >try it. At the moment it is not obvious what will happen to him. It is
> > >obvious that he will receive email, but it is not obvious what
> else is going
> > >to happen until I am through.
> > >
> > >The "confirm this report" step could be mentioned up front,
> and this would
> > >clean up all my concerns.
>
> I added a note to that effect on the first page, after:
>
>  Use the "Continue" button to advance to Step 2.
>  (Note: step 4 is where the message is sent and it will ask you to
>   read it and confirm before doing so)
>
>  [Continue]
>
>
> > >BTW, the software I was using is not "Microsoft Explorer" but
> "Microsoft
> > >Internet Explorer". If using other people's trademarks, I
> guess we should
> > >both use them correctly and also attribute them where applicable.
>
> Fixed (Michael: you might to fix Bobby too, I'd copied the list of
> browsers from your page).
>
> > >What is the plan in case this tool turns out to be frequently abused?
>
> fix it or turn it off I guess.
>

Received on Thursday, 2 September 1999 09:26:25 UTC