- From: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:19:45 -0700
- To: "Carlos Iglesias" <carlos.iglesias@fundacionctic.org>
- Cc: public-comments-WCAG20@w3.org
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Carlos Iglesias <carlos.iglesias@fundacionctic.org> wrote: > > Comment 4: User agents' incorrect behaviour while navigating sequentially > > > Source: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments- > > wcag20/2008Feb/0050.html > > (Issue ID: 2501) > > Status: VERIFIED / PARTIAL/OTHER > > ---------------------------- > > Original Comment: > > ---------------------------- > > > > Due to some user agents' behaviour, several embedded elements that are > > in theory operable through keyboard (for example a flash component if > > correctly developed) are not reachable through keyboard while > > navigating sequentially. > > > > How is this success criterion going to affect these elements? > > > > Could people say that such a web page pass this success criterion? > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Response from Working Group: > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > In a case like this - where it is a shortcoming of one browser, but > > not a problem with other browsers - we would say that it was a > > reasonable assumption by the author that the user could exit. The > > Working Group would encourage the author to provide an additional > > redundant function which allows the user to exit that they know does > > work in most browsers. > > Apparently the current wording, especially F10 and G21, say the opposite. > > [http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20080310/F10.html] > [http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20080310/G21.html] > > Maybe a reference that points people to some background information for those SCs where the user agent functionality plays a role would help. > > ---------------------------------------------------------- For technology-specific techniques and failures, we have a section in each where user agent issues are highlighted. User agents probably affect all the success criteria depending on which Web technologies you are using. As a result, we think it is most appropriate to keep these comments in the techniques where they are - and where they can highlight a problem with user agents for one technology without tainting the other user agents, technologies or situations where the problem may not exist.
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