- From: Charles Pritchard <chuck@jumis.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:32:53 -0700
- To: Canvas <public-canvas-api@w3.org>
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/gtk-32-released-with-html5-allows.html "The HTML5 'Broadway' backend allows rendering GTK applications in HTML5-capable browsers. That means that you can run Gedit, GIMP and other applications in a web browser (both local and remotely)." I've repeatedly pointed out remote applications, as well as cross-compiled applications, as an important use case to understand when considering enhancements to the accessibility story of Canvas 2d. Tightly integrated UIs such as GTK can be adapted to use standard HTML components. Custom widgets and low-level UI components however, are likely more easy to port to Canvas 2d, given similar APIs. Regardless, this is another good example of Desktop applications running in the web browser. I urge vendors to re-consider their commitment to Canvas accessibility and to expose sufficient interfaces for authors to create accessible widgets with the Canvas tag and ARIA semantics in the Canvas subtree. -Charles
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