Bidirectional is already a W3 Term

• From: Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:37:48 -0700
• To: public-low-vision-a11y-tf <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <CAJeQ8SDdfPK6RaORPP8dC553WS-oKu31xHt=EhUcOt+t-oVe0g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,
I first introduced the concept of bidirectional scrolling to highlight
the difficulty of thinking in two dimensions to navigate hidden parts
of pages. The concept is good but there is already a bidirectional
algorithm for text order. (Good thing I read SC 1.3.2 carefully). I'd
have forgotten this usage.

So I propose changing the term "bidirectional scrolling" to "two
dimensional scrolling". This is more accurate because without screen
magnifier controls, scrolling can be horizontal, vertical or any of
360 degrees (yuck).

Wayne

Received on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:38:58 UTC