Re: Reflow understanding doc feedback

Thanks for that Alastair,
and perhaps a technique to get mobile view regardless of device or viewport
size.

Jim

On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 3:27 AM, Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Erich,
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> Just to check it was captured, I think it would help to add a short
> paragraph on what the exception for 2D covers.
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> Jim, I think you’re editing this one, how about adding the following text
> above the last paragraph in Intent (that starts “User agents for…”.
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> Certain content cannot be reflowed without losing meaning so there is an
> exception for that type of content. For example, graphics and video are by
> their nature two dimensional. Cutting up an image and stacking the blocks
> would render the content unusable so that is out of scope.
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> Complex data tables have a two-dimensional relationship between the
> headings and data cells. As that relationship is essential to convey the
> content, this success criteria does not apply to data tables. Lastly,
> interfaces which provide toolbars to edit content need to show both the
> content, and the toolbar in the viewport. Given enough buttons, that
> toolbar may need to scroll in the direction of text (e.g. horizontally in a
> vertically scrolling page).
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> And, whilst outlining those exceptions, we should probably add advisory
> techniques for:
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>    - CSS, Fitting images to the viewport;
>    - CSS, Reflowing simple data tables.
>    - CSS, Fitting data cells within the width of the viewport.
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> Cheers,
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> -Alastair
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> *From: *Erich Manser
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> Hi folks,
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> I was asked to review the Understanding Doc for Reflow
> <https://rawgit.com/w3c/wcag21/reflow/understanding/21/reflow.html>.
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> Overall I find it logical and clear, and believe that it will help
> developers.
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> Thanks,
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> *Erich Manser*
> IBM Accessibility, IBM Research
> Littleton, MA / tel: 978-696-1810 <(978)%20696-1810>
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