Re: Should we drop the color bullet for now?

Hi Stephen,

I think you are right for # 3 too.

So, should we drop the color bullet permanently?

Thoughts everyone?

Thank you.

Kindest Regards,
Laura

On 4/25/17, Repsher, Stephen J <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the comments, Laura.
>
> #1 would go back to techniques and failures then for Info & Relationships
> and/or Name, Role, Value.
>
> I can make an attempt at language for #2 and document on the wiki if others
> agree as well.
>
> For #3 I'm just having trouble understanding where, if color style is used
> alone to hide content, that is not just a failure of Contrast (Minimum) per
> WCAG 2.0.
>
> Thanks for helping my brain on #4 - I did not make the connection with the
> CSS important keyword.  I completely agree with your assessment.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura Carlson [mailto:laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 3:37 PM
> To: Repsher, Stephen J <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com>
> Cc: public-low-vision-a11y-tf <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>; Wayne Dick
> <wayneedick@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Should we drop the color bullet for now?
>
> Hi Stephen,
>
> Good analysis. Thank you! My comments are inline.
>
>> 1. The author uses sprite taken from the background image.
>> In my opinion, I think outlawing sprites would be met with harsh
>> resistance.
>>  This is yet another loophole where the versatility of CSS is used to
>> create content, graying the lines with style.  The other major one
>> getting attention being icon fonts.  Again, this goes back to the
>> markup using role="img" so that user styles have a discriminating
>> selector.
>
> Agreed
>
>> 2. The author uses transparent images for controls that depend on the
>> pages background color for visibility I agree this is a highly
>> annoying one, and for other reasons than just user styles (e.g.
>> viewing a graphic on its own in order to zoom and remove
>> distractions).  I wonder if this couldn't just be covered in a very
>> simple SC of its own or be incorporated in Graphics Contrast?  A
>> simple statement saying that essential graphical objects should not
>> depend on colors outside the containing graphic for contrast should
>> suffice.
>
> Graphics Contrast seems to be a good fit.
>
>> 3. Items that are hidden with color become visible My gut is telling
>> me this would fail another SC, but maybe some examples would help.  I
>> don't think I ran across this too often in my user style days.
>
> I think we need to do some testing with Alatair's bookmarket unless someone
> has been collecting samples of these.
>
>> 4. Embedded color declarations that use important Wayne, I think this
>> thought is missing a word or two and I don't have any educated guesses
>> to complete it.  Could you fill us in?
>
> Users can override inline !important author CSS declarations. The thing is
> they have to do it at the same or higher specificity level, which
> necessitates users investigating an author's markup and carefully crafting
> rules to override it. Like sprites, I suspect an attempt to outlaw inline
> !important author CSS declarations would be met with harsh resistance.
>
> Kindest Regards,
> Laura
> --
> Laura L. Carlson
>
>


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Laura L. Carlson

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