Re: Mechanism Disclaimer

Laura said:

 >The "mechanism is available"  language gives everyone who reads our 
SCs a misconception that wigets are required. That >was not the aim. The 
SCs are not about font or spacing wigets. They are about letting people 
with low vision who use >desktop browsers apply their own style sheets 
without authors introducing barriers e.g. !important on paragraphs in 
the >stylish extension.


Thanks a mil - to me it seems a caveat is needed to cover cases that 
support the user using the native features within the code. Code itself 
can provide the 'mechanism' - say when navigating by headings etc for SR 
users.

Thanks

Josh


> Laura Carlson <mailto:laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
> 20 January 2017 at 10:49
>
> Forgot to copy the task force.
>
> Joshue O Connor <mailto:josh@interaccess.ie>
> 20 January 2017 at 09:48
> Hi all,
>
> I've a question related to yesterdays discussion (but keeping it short 
> per Waynes request). Is there a worry within the LVTF that font-family 
> and related CSS type or code level changes may not be perceived as a 
> 'mechanism' - and therefore is not sufficient to satisfy some proposed 
> new SCs?
>
> Thanks
>
> Josh
>
>
> Alastair Campbell <mailto:acampbell@nomensa.com>
> 20 January 2017 at 00:26
> Hi Wayne,
>
> I'm not so concerned with whether the user can change the font-family, 
> as they can.
>
> It is what issues *come from* changing the font-family that are the 
> problem. I assume it is things like overlap, wrapping that breaks 
> interactive controls, and font-icons disappearing?
>
> Perhaps it should be something like:
> "Changing the font-family used to display a web page does not cause 
> loss of content or functionality."
>
> Anyway, it's past midnight here, g'night!
>
> -Alastair
>
>
>
> Wayne Dick <mailto:wayneedick@gmail.com>
> 19 January 2017 at 22:16
> I am proposing the following change to Font, Issue 79
>
> Only look at the disclaimer, but factor in Font-Family as a 
> 'mechanism' disclaimer. Is it too general? Should we have disclaimers 
> at all and insist developers code access? Would you prefer, a 
> mechanism exists, followed by the disclaimer?
>
> SC: Font
>
> "The user can change the font family down to the element level, to any 
> font family available to the user agent with the following exception.
>
> *If no mechanism exists to change font family on any user agent for 
> the target technology, then the author has no responsible to create 
> one. *"
> *
> *
> *
> *
> Bold added to emphasize the disclaimer language in question.
>
> I would appreciate help. Please keep your answers as short as 
> possible. There are no effective mail clients or assistive 
> technologies that support readers with macular damage. So, I have 
> serious difficulty reading threads.
>
> Thank You,
> Wayne
>
>
>
>

-- 
Joshue O Connor
Director | InterAccess.ie