- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:14:56 -0700
- To: John Foliot <john@foliot.ca>
- Cc: 'Jonas Sicking' <jonas@sicking.cc>, 'Edward O'Connor' <eoconnor@apple.com>, public-html@w3.org
On Sep 12, 2012, at 3:06 PM, John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> wrote: > Maciej Stachowiak wrote: >> >> >> I think that's a good thought. > > >> Jonas Sicking wrote: >>> >>> Could we at least add language saying that this is only applicable >>> until a sizable portion of UAs have implemented the ability to expose >>> the full semantic content to users. >>> >>> Otherwise we'll be making poor recommendations, which is exactly what >>> that sentence is trying to avoid doing. > > > Respectfully, that is a really bad idea. > > One of the most oft cursed phrases of WCAG 1 was "Until user agents ..." > (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#until-user-agents) - here, > what is sizable, when and who decides, what happens to backward > compatibility, etc., etc.? > > I would strenuously urge this Working Group to not fall into that trap again > - it caused significant confusion and consternation prior to the release and > adoption of WCAG 2. That example makes me lean even more towards my previous suggestion (which you snipped) - which is to update the spec when and if the future condition we imagine actually occurs. Regards, Maciej
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