RE: Validity as a technique

Yvette wrote:
> It means that we say in techniques that valid code is 
> necessary for things that need to be determined. The reason 
> for this is only when a page is valid can you be sure that a 
> parser can programmatically determine some property. 
> 
> Roberto Scano:
> With the current WD we have "programmatically determined" for 
> example at:
> 
> - Level 1 Success Criteria for Guideline 1.3 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-WCAG20-GENERAL-20050630/content-s
> tructure-separ
> ation-programmatic.html
> 
> Can someone tell me how we can guarantee all this without validity?
> And we are talking to a level 1 SC....

Did you understand my proposal? 

I agree with you that validity is a great factor in making sure things can
be programmatically determined which is why I want to include it in the
techniques for all these success criteria. I don't see why it is necessary
to put it in the guidelines as well. 

Yvette Hoitink
Heritas, Enschede, the Netherlands
E-mail: y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl
WWW: http://www.heritas.nl

Received on Monday, 7 November 2005 19:32:35 UTC