Re: [User Context] general, auditory, and screen reader keys added

James Craig <jcraig@apple.com> wrote:
> I’ve added most of the User Context keys proposed by Andy, Rich, and myself
> so far, including some of the ones that are not currently supported by OS or
> UA implementations (like “transcript” and “signLanguage”). It’s not yet
> clear how those will be implemented, but they are clear enough in meaning to
> not be confused by authors. 

Excellent. That's in line with suggestions made at our next to last meeting.

I still have issues regarding the relationship of this work to other
specifications and policy requirements, but I would prefer to read other
peoples' use cases before deciding whether those concerns remain valid. (I
gave an example at our last meeting regarding caption preferences and their
overlap with timed text formats that the UA can handle according to the user's
need without any cooperation from the Web application and hence without any
need for an expressed preference. Open captions would of course require
support from the application, and there may be an argument for this based on
use cases that timed text doesn't address. Other examples are similar, which
is why I would rather wait for the use cases.)
> I have not included the more subjective, less
> clear preferences proposed (like “simple interface” and “prefers tactile”).

Simplification requirements, in my view, are inadequately met by other work
and comprise a crucial area in which IndieUI can be of great practical
benefit. I would support analyzing and specifying these preferences more
precisely; I know there's a separate discussion about whether they should be
postponed to a later version, and I don't wish to enter that discussion here.

Received on Thursday, 14 March 2013 04:27:04 UTC