Re: ACTION-2239: Review media queries level 5

These suggested properties are worth further discussion with the CSS WG, 
but I think it would be better to file issues against future versions of 
the spec, rather than bring them up as part of a review.




On 30/06/2020 20:13, Gottfried Zimmermann (Lists) wrote:
> Action item 2239 <https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/track/actions/2239>has been 
> on my list for a long time. I propose we discuss our response to the CSS 
> working group, in particular with regard to additional media features 
> that we might envision.  Note: I plan to be on the APA call tomorrow.
> 
> Here is my draft for discussion:
> 
> <draft>
> 
> Media queries level 5 holds promises towards personal user interfaces on 
> the Web.  We welcome the new media features, in particular those that 
> can help to meet a user's specific needs due to a disability or 
> situational circumstances (e.g. user preference and environment media 
> features). Although we share your concerns about active fingerprinting, 
> we do not see an alternative solution that provides similar 
> opportunities for automatic personalization of user interfaces on the web.
> 
> If possible, we would like to see additional media features expressing 
> user preferences for the sake of accessibility (cf. Christophe Strobbe's 
> inventory of GPII common terms at 
> https://remexlabs.github.io/GTx_HDM1.2aX/gpii-common-terms.html):
> 
> ·captionsEnabled: true / false. Captions could be enabled automatically.
> 
> ·audioDescriptionEnabled: true / false. An alternative video (with AD) 
> could be loaded.
> 
> ·signLanguageEnabled: true / false. An alternative video (in sign 
> language) could be loaded.
> 
> ·signLanguage: language tag conforming to IETF BCP 47, for selecting an 
> appropriate sign language video.
> 
> ·pictogramsEnabled (true / false): Determines whether pictograms should 
> be added to support people with a reading disability or a general 
> cognitive disability.
> 
> ·displaySkiplinks (always, onfocus, never). Authors could show or 
> suppress a skip-link.
> 
> ·tableOfContents (true / false): Authors could show a table of contents 
> at the beginning of a page.
> 
> ·sessionTimeout (Integer in seconds): Determines how many seconds a user 
> can remain inactive before a session times out. People with certain 
> specific disabilities need longer session timeouts. This would serve a 
> need in WCAG 2, SC 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (A).
> 
> ·selfVoicingEnabled (true / false): Determines whether a Web 
> application's self-voicing feature should be enabled.
> 
> </draft>
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Gottfried
> 
> ___________________________________________________
> 
>   Prof. Dr. Gottfried Zimmermann
> 
> Access Technologies Group, Germany
> 
> ___________________________________________________
> 

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