- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 12:39:58 -0500
- To: "Ian B. Jacobs" <ij@w3.org>
- Cc: Tantek Celik <tantek@cs.stanford.edu>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
I read the HTML and DOM level two specifications related to events and bubbling. These two specifications define what elements could be considered non-interactive elements for a browser that supports both HTML 4.01 and DOM level 2 events. So I withdraw my previous concern over the definition. Jon At 01:13 PM 7/9/2001 -0400, Ian B. Jacobs wrote: >Jon Gunderson wrote: > > > > With event bubbling model used for scripting, every element potentially can > > be interactive. > >No, potentially "enabled". > > > The user agent can make pretty good assumptions from the > > markup that elements with an "on" event hander, marked up as a link or > > input controls is an interactive element. Other elements maybe interactive > > based on scripting, which is difficult or impossible for the user agent to > > determine from markup. Maybe the term non-interactive needs to defined in > > terms of "recognized through markup". > >I think the document is already sufficient on this front. > >1) The definition states: > "A non-interactive element is an element that, by specification, > does not have associated behaviors." > > It is thus only by virtue of specification (whether markup language >or > style sheets) that something would be considered interactive or >non-interactive. > >2) The applicability provision is always in force anyway. So if not >recognized, it > doesn't apply. > > _ Ian > >-- >Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs >Cell: +1 917 450-8783 Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services MC-574 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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