RE: Combining the sizing SCs

Laura,

Thanks. I do think WCAG might need to provide clarification on the combining issue. Do we want the least number of SC or do we want good testable specific SC?

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From: Laura Carlson [mailto:laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com] 
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To: Katie Haritos-Shea GMAIL <ryladog@gmail.com>
Cc: AlastairCampbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>; WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>; public-low-vision-a11y-tf <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Combining the sizing SCs

Hi Katie,

After what Wayne just said, yes, those may be the 2 to consider combining.

Thanks.

Kindest regards,
Laura

On 10/3/16, Katie Haritos-Shea GMAIL <ryladog@gmail.com> wrote:
> Laura,
>
> Thanks! So if I am correct about the requirements of 2.1....
>
> That would mean maybe trying to combine the 2 NEW SC, Seeing All 
> Interface Elements and Size of All Content. Leaving Resize Text as is.
>
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>
>
>
> * katie *
>
> Katie Haritos-Shea
> Principal ICT Accessibility Architect (WCAG/Section 508/ADA/AODA)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura Carlson [mailto:laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 10:07 AM
> To: Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com>
> Cc: AlastairCampbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>; WCAG 
> <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>; public-low-vision-a11y-tf 
> <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
> Subject: Re: Combining the sizing SCs
>
> Hi Katie, Alastair, and all,
>
> I wonder if we make a new combined SC for those 2, we should fold in 
> the current  "Seeing All Interface Elements" too. All 3 (Seeing All 
> Interface Elements, Size of All Content, and "Text Size") seem to overlap.
>
> Thanks,
> Laura
>
> [1]
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/wiki/Seeing_All_Interface
> _Elements
>
> Reference  LVFT Success Criteria Progress Table:
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/wiki/Tracking_Success_Cri
> teria_Progress
>
> On 10/3/16, Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Alistair,
>>
>> While this seems like a good idea, remember that 2.1 has to be 100% 
>> backwards compatable (in that it will add new things, but all of the 
>> old things will still be true), so it may be more complicated to so.
>>
>> In other words you would still have to have the Resize SC (with it 
>> existing
>> number) and a Resize Text plus Resize Content (with a new number). So 
>> it seems best to just make the new idea, Resize Content by itself the 
>> new number.
>>
>> We *do* want to combine all NEW SC ideas as much as we can, but 
>> combining old with a new will be much harder to do, considering our 
>> requirements for 2.1.
>>
>> Do others agree or disagree that this is consistant with one of the 
>> goals of 2.1?
>>
>> Katie Haritos-Shea
>> 703-371-5545
>>
>> On Oct 3, 2016 4:59 AM, "Alastair Campbell" <acampbell@nomensa.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m not sure how many people track the github issues, but I added 
>>> one on Friday about the sizing SCs:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-SC/issues/16
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It covers the issues that came up at the meeting in TPAC, and 
>>> proposes a replacement for Sizing All Content & Text-Sizing.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don’t have access to editing the LVTF wiki area, but it’s probably 
>>> best to have a new one and copy over some of the associated text for 
>>> benefits, techniques etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is it best to discuss on-list or on-github?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Alastair
>>>
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