hixie: Clarify that the default rules are just defaults. They're really just intended to provide a baseline for testing and for users with no particular accessibility needs or preferences. (whatwg r6425)

hixie: Clarify that the default rules are just defaults. They're really
just intended to provide a baseline for testing and for users with no
particular accessibility needs or preferences. (whatwg r6425)

http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.5129&r2=1.5130&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=6424&to=6425

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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
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diff -u -d -r1.5129 -r1.5130
--- Overview.html 11 Aug 2011 21:57:01 -0000 1.5129
+++ Overview.html 11 Aug 2011 22:02:32 -0000 1.5130
@@ -2828,10 +2828,18 @@
     (possibly as a user option) as supporting the suggested default
     rendering defined by this specification.</p>
 
+    <p>This is not required. In particular, even user agents that do
+    implement the suggested default rendering are encouraged to offer
+    settings that override this default to improve the experience for
+    the user, e.g. changing the color contrast, using different focus
+    styles, or otherwise making the experience more accessible and
+    usable to the user.</p>
+
     <p>User agents that are designated as supporting the suggested
-    default rendering must implement the rules in <a href="#rendering">the rendering section</a> that that section
-    defines as the behavior that user agents are <em>expected</em> to
-    implement.</p>
+    default rendering must, while so designated, implement the rules
+    in <a href="#rendering">the rendering section</a> that that
+    section defines as the behavior that user agents are
+    <em>expected</em> to implement.</p>
 
    </dd>
 
@@ -72631,6 +72639,7 @@
   Kai Hendry,
   Kartikaya Gupta,
   Kathy Walton,
+  Kelly Ford,
   Kelly Norton,
   Kevin Benson,
   Kevin Cole,

Received on Thursday, 11 August 2011 22:02:49 UTC