- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 23:37:38 +0100
- To: mark novak <menovak@facstaff.wisc.edu>
- CC: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>, schwer@us.ibm.com, User Agent Guidelines Emailing List <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>, WAI PF group <w3c-wai-pf@w3.org>
mark novak wrote:
> At 2:41 AM 2/15/00, Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
> >Implementing an event model is important if we accept that the web that is
> >moving into the future is going to rely on scripting and dynamic
> >effects. Although there will be a requirement for some time to come that it
> >be possible to use the web without these things, I believe that by ignoring
> >them altogether we are hiding our heads in the sand - we must work out how
> >to make them accessible.
>
> If we ever hope to control scripts or make them accessible, I think we need
> to look at maintaining some separation between the data (content) and the
> UI.
Like for example BECSS [1] which allows CSS selectors to be used to
dynamically bind behaviours onto elements.
> The
> content (data) has not changed. However, each users' view and ability
> to interface (control, input events)to their view (e.g., visual, audio,
> tactile, etc.) is
> based on the user needs or abilities, and to a lesser degree, perhaps by the
> device capability.
Good point. Then you get to argue whether the pie chart of the data is
itself also data, or is part of a user interface to the data.
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WD-becss-19990804
Behavioral Extensions to CSS
W3C Working Draft 04 Aug 1999
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Chris
Received on Thursday, 24 February 2000 17:37:50 UTC