Re: W3C User Agent Teleconference for 27 July 2006

Hi Peter,

My comments in-line:

Peter Parente wrote:
> 
> 4.4 Slow Multimedia
> 
> I found this note interesting in light of our discussion two weeks ago 
> about 3.1 (Toggle background images) and DHTML libraries that use CSS 
> tricks (e.g. background) to draw widgets.
> 
> *Note:* The style exception of this checkpoint is based on the 
> assumption that authors have satisfied the requirements of the "Web 
> Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" /_[WCAG10]_/ 
> <http://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG10-TECHS/references.html#ref-WCAG10> not to 
> convey information through style alone (e.g., through color alone or 
> style sheets alone).
> 
> I see how it fits in the 4.4 section. Does it also suggest any changes 
> in 3.1?

JR: I'm not sure what you mean. The problem with background images is 
that they are behind other content, creating potential contrast problems.

> I have no comments about the remainder of 4.1 - 4.7.
> 
> Backtracking a bit to 3.2 (Toggle audio, video, animated images), I 
> noticed a new use of animated images the other day that should probably 
> be user configurable (i.e. on/off). Visit http://www.ethicalhacker.net/ 
> in Firefox and watch the site icon that shows up on both the page tab 
> and the URL bar. It's a looping (and distracting) animated GIF. It's not 
> part of the content of any page per se, but it is delivered to and shown 
> by the browser when the user visits any page on the site. Should the 
> techniques for 3.2 make it explicit that a UA must allow a user to turn 
> on/off animated content that is not rendered within the main content, 
> but still delivered as content and shown elsewhere in the user agent 
> chrome?

I can see two ways of handling that:
1. call it chrome and require ability to toggle animation in chrome.
2. call the area content since it is controlled by content and have this 
checkpoint apply.

Cheers,
Jan


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> W3C User Agent Teleconference for 27 July 2006
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Chair: Jim Allan
> Date: Thursday, 27, July 2006
> Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Boston Local Time, USA (19:00-20:00 UTC/GMT)
> Call-in: Zakim bridge at: +1-617-761-6200, code 8294#
> IRC: sever: irc.w3.org, port: 6665, channel: #ua.
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Please send RSVP or additional agenda items to the list.
> 
> Agenda Action Items
> 
>                 1. Review of UAAG techniques for checkpoints  4.1, 4.2, 
> 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6,
> 4.7 for
> currency and relevance. submit suggested deletions, improvements, additions
> to the list.
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>                 2. Other items?
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> Jim Allan, Webmaster & Statewide Technical Support Specialist
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-- 
Jan Richards, M.Sc.
User Interface Design Specialist
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
Faculty of Information Studies
University of Toronto

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Received on Thursday, 27 July 2006 16:25:50 UTC