- From: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:22:49 -0700
- To: "Makoto Ueki" <makoto.ueki@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org
On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:37 AM, WCAG 2.0 Comment Form <nobody@w3.org> wrote: > > > Name: Makoto Ueki > Email: makoto.ueki@gmail.com > Affiliation: JIS Working Group > Document: W2 > Item Number: Appendix A: Glossary > Part of Item: > Comment Type: question > Summary of Issue: "virtual magnifying glasses" in Note 1 for "viewport" > Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change): > Why did you use "virtual magnifying glasses" instead of "magnifying software" or "screen magnifier"? > > Proposed Change: > Just to confirm the intent. > > ================================ Response from the Working Group ================================ This language comes from the definition of viewport used in the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-USERAGENT/glossary.html). It is meant to describe a type of magnification software that allows users to enlarge portions of the screen in a manner very similar to the way users might use a hand held magnifying glass. Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact On behalf of the WCAG Working Group
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