- From: Hakon Lie <howcome@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 23:27:16 +0100 (MET)
- To: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Cc: w3c-wai-hc@w3.org, w3c-css-wg@w3.org
Jon Gunderson writes: > I think what we want is the ability of the user to reformat the > information to view it the way they need it. I think this works best when > the browser can ignore the author style sheets and the user can insert > their own. This is a critical part in the author/reader balance, but I've yet to see a UA which allows users to turn off style sheets on off on a per sheet basis. The closest they get is to turn the whole style sheet mechanism on/off in a hard-to-find menu. > I think attributes like !important and the such will just complicate the > situation for both users and authors. We need to remember that most WWW > authors and users will know nothing about HTML and style sheets. Authors > will use tools to build pages and users with disabilities will be using the > browser/OS controls and assistive technology to adjust their view to the > information. Therefore we need to think of the simpliest and most robust > solutions. The two are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, UAs should offer simple interfaces to set user preferences but settings should always map into the cascade. Adding "!accessibility" will provide a hook which corresponds e.g. to the "Accessibility" dialog box of MS IE 4. (This message is CC'd to the CSS&FP WG) Regards, -h&kon H å k o n W i u m L i e howcome@w3.org http://www.w3.org/people/howcome World W i d e Web Consortium
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