Re: Concerns and unaddressed issues for the HTML 5 specifications

Apologies Rich and All.

This is already on the TF list, and not the PF list.


So, let me only say sorry for my mistake--but please help finish the
list of what we want flagged as unfinished in the HTML LC!

Janina

Janina Sajka writes:
> Dear All:
> 
> I propose we move the gathering of issues to be flagged as unresolved
> for HTML LC to the HTML-A11Y list.
> 
> Rich, can you please forward this to HTML-A11Y? I don't feel right doing
> so on your behalf.
> Note also, please, that Paul has requested additional specificity, e.g.
> bugzilla numbers, asthose may be available.
> 
> Janina
> 
> Richard Schwerdtfeger writes:
> > 
> > 
> > We were given a to-do to provide this to the PF group.
> > 
> > There are a number of concerns and unaddressed issues that need to be
> > addressed that need to be included as notes in the specification:
> > 
> > For the Canvas 2D API spec:
> > 
> > 1. This API does not yet provide the ability to supply an assistive
> > technology with the bounds of a drawing object on the physical canvas bound
> > to canvas elements in the canvas subtree. To do this properly the
> > specification needs to provide clickable canvas regions, representing the
> > canvas element in the subtree. This would mean the inclusion of hit testing
> > capability in canvas that would bind pointing device events retrieved from
> > the canvas drawing surface to the canvas subtree.
> > 
> > This could appear in the "status of this document" section.
> > 
> > 2. drawFocusRing needs to be separated into separate functions to separate
> > the concept of focus rings and the drawing of visual points of regard for
> > managed children. Also, a defect exists whereby an author can choose to use
> > canDrawCustom when no system setting is provided for how the ring should be
> > drawn and author will be allowed to draw a focus ring without driving a
> > magnifier. (Note: this issue was raised with the chairs, the additional
> > information was provided but not discussed)
> > 
> > 3. A text baseline needs to be added to the textMetrics. (Note: the chairs
> > asked for more clarification on what textMetrics were provided,  the
> > additional information was provided but not discussed). The revised text is
> > provided in the updated change proposal.
> > 
> > For the WAI-ARIA section 3.2.7 in HTML 5:
> > 
> > A section needs to include text on the syntactic processing of ARIA role,
> > states, properties.  (Note: Michael Cooper has an action item to provide
> > this text. All the text but the role attribute was created at the HTML
> > Accessibility Face to Face in San Diego). This was an action item for
> > entering CR and a defect was opened in HTML 5.
> > 
> > Rich Schwerdtfeger
> > CTO Accessibility Software Group
> 
> -- 
> 
> Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.443.300.2200
> 		sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net
> 
> Chair, Open Accessibility	janina@a11y.org	
> Linux Foundation		http://a11y.org
> 
> Chair, Protocols & Formats
> Web Accessibility Initiative	http://www.w3.org/wai/pf
> World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

-- 

Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.443.300.2200
		sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net

Chair, Open Accessibility	janina@a11y.org	
Linux Foundation		http://a11y.org

Chair, Protocols & Formats
Web Accessibility Initiative	http://www.w3.org/wai/pf
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Received on Monday, 23 May 2011 02:47:20 UTC