Re: Define: Fall Back

aloha, joshue!

i think we should think in terms of '''equivalent content''' 
and '''repair content''':

1) equivalent content provides an alternative to a uni-modal object 
which may not be supported by the user's current working environment, 
such as using a locked-down system at a public access point or corporate 
or educational intranet, using a text-only browser, turning off 
image-loading to speed download of documents, etc.

2) repair content, then, is the choice of content available to the user
to provide a means of ensuring that the equivalent content is exposed 
in a manner appropriate to the requesting UA's configuration and 
capabilities, as well as subject to user preferences and actions. 

The difference between the twain is that equivalent content is precisely 
what it's name implies; repair content is, then, the most appropriate 
form of equivalent content for the requesting UA and the end user.

gregory.
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>
To: joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie
Cc: public-html@w3.org
Sent: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:50:01 +0100
Subject: Define: Fall Back

> Hello All,
> 
> Just a quick question.
> 
> Could someone please point out or define for me what we mean by 
> the term "Fall back" content? I don't wish to make an assumption 
> about what it means in WG parlance, as I was just re-reading my 
> response to one of Roberts mails and I could do with clarification.
> 
> > What I am suggesting is rather than considering these attributes as
> > merely 'fall-backs',
> 
> Do we mean?:
> 
> <nice shiny future element fall back="insert fallback content as 
> it doesn't work in older browsers">Stuff for nice shiny future 
> browsers<nice shiny future element />
> 
> or
> 
> <partially supported element>
> <fallback>
> insert fallback content as it doesn't work in IE
> <fallback />
> stuff for new browser
> <partially supported element />
> 
> <stuff for visual users non-visual="stuff for assistive
> technology">Stuff for visual users<stuff for visual users />
> 
> or similar?
> 
> Basically does the term (in WG usage) refer content for elements 
> that are not supported by the UA (in this case the browser) or 
> is it content for people with disabilities using assistive technology?
> 
> If it is the later I think we need to visit the definition 
> drawing board.
> 
> Josh
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