Re: Specification is not clear

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 6:38 AM, <felix.nagel@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Name: Felix Nagel
> Email: felix.nagel@googlemail.com
> Affiliation:
> Document: TD
> Item Number: ARIA3
> Part of Item: Examples
> Comment Type: question
> Summary of Issue: Specification is not clear
> Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change):
> Hey there,
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> im wrting my master thesis at this time and im not sure whats right in this
> case.
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> Take a look at this to links:
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> http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/ARIA3.html
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> http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria/#aria-valuemax
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> In the WCAG 2.0 Techniques it seems to be ok when i use any value für
> valuemax or min. Not only decimal like per cent but something like a date or
> even a process step like "1 out of 5". Last Example is what i need, so
> please tell me if this would be ok.
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> But in the ARIA Spec there is said only decimal value is allowed.
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> MS (i know, not responsible and breaking the law, ähh web) talks about a
> string as value:
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> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc848878(VS.85).aspx<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc848878%28VS.85%29.aspx>
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> So whats the clue?
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> Proposed Change:
> Mhh change Example in the Techs or change the Spec for ARIA. And of course
> please inform me ;-) I need it for my thesis.
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> Keep up the good work! Thanks in advanced.
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> Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
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> Felix
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Response from the Working Group
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Thank you for getting in touch. Our ARIA techniques are available only for
guidance until such time as the ARIA specification becomes a W3C
Recommendation. Some of our techniques will need to be updated when that
occurs.

Please refer to the latest version of the ARIA specification for the latest
implementation examples.

Thanks.

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