- From: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 15:01:04 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
comments at AG:: At 10:38 AM 10/29/99 -0500, mark novak wrote: >comments at MN: > >At 11:56 AM 10/28/99, Jon Gunderson wrote: >>Comments in JRG: >>At 12:34 PM 10/27/99 -0500, mark novak wrote: >>> > 18.MN: Propose a new definition of active element, based on keyboard >>> >navigation discussion at F2F meeting >>> >>> >>>===== proposed======= >>> >>>Focus >>> >>>The user focus designates which element in a document is active. The >>>element with focus is therefore referred to as the active element. Which >>>elements can take focus and thus be active depends on the document language, >>>and whether those features are supported by the user agent. In HTML4.0 >>>documents, for example, elements which can take focus and are thus >>>capable of being active elements include links, image maps, form >>>controls, elements with a value for the "longdesc" attribute, and >>>elements with associated scripts (event handlers) explicitly associated >>>with them (e.g., through the various "on" attributes). In the >>>near future, it is expected that any element defined in the HTML document >>>language, for example, will be able to accept the focus and thus could be >>>defined as an active element. AG:: I believe we should distinguish between potentially active elements, which here has grown to include every HTML element in the parse tree, from a more restrictive class of actually active elements. The latter class must cover the elements that one needs to visit to browse all action opportunities. For navigation purposes the "active elements" should be a smaller set, e.g. only the elements where the onFoo script-binding events are populated in addition to the anchor, form field, etc. always-active element types. Al >> >>JRG: I don't think we need the term "near future" since scripts can be >>attached to any element. > >MN: Fine change by me. > > >> >> >>>Once an element has the user focus, it may be activated through any number of >>>mechanisms, including the mouse, keyboard, an API, etc. The effect >>>of activation again depends on the element and also whether the user agent >>>supports that element being active. For instance, when a link is >>>activated, the user agent generally retrieves the linked resource. >>>When a form control is activated, it may change state (e.g., check boxes) >>>or may take user input (e.g., a text field). Activating an element with a >>>script assigned for that particular activation mechanism (e.g., mouse >>>down event, key press event, etc.) causes the script to be executed. >>> >>>A viewport has at most one focus. When several viewports co-exist, >>>each may have a focus, but only one is active, called the current >>>focus. The current focus is generally presented (e.g., highlighted) >>>in a way that makes it stand out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== original==== >>> >>>The user focus designates an active element in a document. Which >>>elements are active depends on the document language and whether >>>the features are supported by the user agent. In HTML documents, >>>for example, active elements include links, image maps, form >>>controls, elements with a value for the "longdesc" attribute, and >>>elements with associated scripts (event handlers) explicitly associated >>>with them (e.g., through the various "on" attributes). An element >>>with the focus may be activated through any number of mechanisms, >>>including the mouse, keyboard, an API, etc. The effect of activation >>>depends on the element. For instance, when a link is activated, the >>>user agent generally retrieves the linked resource. When a form >>>control is activated, it may change state (e.g., check boxes) or may >>>take user input (e.g., a text field). Activating an element with a script >>>assigned for that particular activation mechanism (e.g., mouse down >>>event, key press event, etc.) causes the script to be executed. A >>>viewport has at most one focus. When several viewports co-exist, >>>each may have a focus, but only one is active, called the current >>>focus. The current focus is generally presented (e.g., highlighted) >>>in a way that makes it stand out. >> >>Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP >>Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology >>Chair, W3C WAI User Agent Working Group >>Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services >>College of Applied Life Studies >>University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign >>1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 >> >>Voice: (217) 244-5870 >>Fax: (217) 333-0248 >> >>E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu >> >>WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund >>WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/ua >
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