- From: Matthew Smith <matt@kbc.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:17:44 +0930
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> 3) The developer has wondered aloud if there is a means to feed the > program name to assistive software besides having the program name in > the titlebar. Thinking aloud for a Perfect World: Should ALL software not come with some sort of metadata (RDF?) which identifies what it is, what it does, version information, license conditions, where to go for support, etc.? A specific call to the programme (standard across all software) would then return the required data. Example: mozilla-firebird.exe --rdf=title Returns: Mozilla Firebird I'm starting to use a similar technique for CGI-generated Web content; for instance: http://www.foo.bar/cgi-bin/baz ...delivers a page http://www.foo.bar/cgi-bin/baz?rdf=all ...delivers all RDF for the same page. Back in the desktop context, an operating system could keep a database (Windows Registry or /etc/rdf.db) of this information which could: a) let AT users [and others] know what resources are available on the machine b) provide an easy means of performing a software audit on a machine - handy in a corporate environment where you need to track thousands of licenses. I know that this is a bit off-topic, but I see this as a logical progression towards an holistic approach to accessibility. Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Kadina Business Consultancy South Australia http://www.kbc.net.au
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