Re: spinbutton vs separator

On 06/30/2016 02:23 PM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hey Fred.
> 
> Apples and oranges are both fruits, but are pretty different from one
> another both with respect to their properties (e.g., acidity level) and
> uses (orange pie seems like a bad idea).
> 
> Focusable spinbuttons and separators are both range/value-expressing

I of course mean spinbuttons and focusable separators.

> widgets, but are pretty different from one another both with respect to
> their properties (e.g., expected max and min and steps) and uses (input
> versus resizer). Because there are different properties and uses, there
> need to be different defaults.
> 
> I don't want to confuse authors of course, but I would argue that I'm
> not in danger of doing so. But if I'm wrong (there's a first time for
> everything), I think the place to address it is in the APG; not the spec.
> 
> --joanie (btw, note the email address. you have it wrong.)
> 
> On 06/30/2016 02:08 PM, Fred Esch wrote:
>> Joanie,
>>
>> I don't wish to slow anything down. But what is the rational for having
>> different default behavior for values in spinbutton and separator? It
>> seems like different behavior will be confusing to authors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Fred Esch
>> Watson, IBM, W3C Accessibility
>> IBM Watson	Watson Release Management and Quality
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 

Received on Thursday, 30 June 2016 18:32:07 UTC