- From: gonchuki <gonchuki@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 21:31:23 +0200
- To: "Dan Connolly" <connolly@w3.org>
- Cc: "Michael(tm) Smith" <mike@w3.org>, "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>, "Josh Sled" <jsled@asynchronous.org>
On 7/6/07, Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org> wrote: > On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 19:25 +0200, gonchuki wrote: > > On 7/6/07, Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org> wrote: > > > > > > I'm intrigued by the claim that source formatting contributes > > > to accessibility. I'm not at all persuaded; I would have to > > > see considerably more evidence. > > > what I mean with accessibility on this issue is that we must ensure > > that the source code is viewable and understandable to any disabled > > person, be it that she has low vision or focus/attention disorders. > > You made that claim before. Repeating it doesn't make it any more true > or convincing. If you have evidence or justification to back it, > please share it. Otherwise this is just a matter of personal preference, > i.e. editorial judgement. You're welcome to share such advice, but > the editors are under no obligation to do anything with it. > > "must" is a strong word; don't just throw it around lightly. > > -- > Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/ > > I'm sorry but i'm not repeating myself, as for your questions and others it was apparent that you were thinking on accessibility through a User Agent and not via direct editing of the source. I see it perfectly justified to ask for human readable source code being that HTML is supposed to be able to be generated by any person. "must" is a strong word yes, as strong as our commitment for equal accessibility for everyone, and I guess we as a group don't think that accessibility is just "a matter of personal preference".
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