Re: Cancel vs close and our Patterns

On 03/09/2019 13:04, lisa.seeman wrote:
> We can make this more clear in our design guided and also make it clear 
> in the personlization specification

We can - we could use it in the examples for the relevant Patterns.

I also wondered about we eventually add some general examples that use 
several of our patterns to show how to improve cognitive accessibility. 
Close vs Cancel could be one of those.

Steve

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> ---- On Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:31:40 +0300 *EA Draffan 
> <ead@ecs.soton.ac.uk>* wrote ----
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>     I totally agree with you Steve and with so many modal windows that
>     require filling in details the X in the top corner versus the cancel
>     or close button can also be confusing - do they do the same thing?
> 
>     Best wishes
>     E.A.
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>     Mrs E.A. Draffan
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>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Steve Lee [mailto:stevelee@w3.org <mailto:stevelee@w3.org>]
>     Sent: 03 September 2019 11:19
>     To: public-cognitive-a11y-tf <public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org
>     <mailto:public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org>>
>     Subject: Cancel vs close and our Patterns
> 
>     This NNG article covers a topic that i've personally been bitten by
>     and I would expect can be an issue for people with cognitive and
>     learning disabilities.
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>     https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nngroup.com%2Farticles%2Fcancel-vs-close&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cead%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Cba2ade350e474b41e35f08d730582ea8%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=tSo8eVG76WZa6hOAag1qpzmWbljWh8ixOrh8LgDnbs4%3D&amp;reserved=0
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>     The main reason I'm sharing this is that I think the issues
>     discussed in the article are well covered by our Design Guide Patterns.
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>     Do others agree - or are there gaps we can address?
> 
>     PS I think this is also a nice example of the so called 'curb-cut'
>     effect where what's good for people with disabilities is good for
>     everyone!
> 
>     Steve
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Received on Tuesday, 3 September 2019 12:10:48 UTC