Re: Question on Active state styling for links

Hi Jonathan,

A bit more clarification: In <http://w3c.github.io/wai-quick-start/designing.html#ensure-that-interactive-elements-are-easy-to-identify> the item in question is "touch-screen activation" and "Touch or click on link" -- that is, providing feedback that a link *is being activated* (rather than that it is activate-able (aka affordance).

As Jeanne put it: "Is there a particular value in providing alternative styling for :active links in the mobile environment? That is, when the link is touched or clicked that there is a visible change in appearance."

Best,
~Shawn


On 7/10/2015 6:36 AM, Jonathan Avila wrote:
>> I think that is an issue here -- that is, if we keep that guidance,
>> we might need to clarify that it's not a requirement.
>
> Shawn,  I assume the idea is that this would be WCAG advisory/best
> practice technique bout could be a potential WCAG Mobile Extension
> success criteria/requirement.  We need to categories the techniques
> are compiling based on survey results from the TF.  We started this
> process last year but did know an extension was possible at that
> time.
>
>>> Here is the example from EO  --the "Getting Started Tips",
>>> specifically on "Ensure interactive elements are easy to
>>> identify":
>>> -http://w3c.github.io/wai-quick-start/designing.html#ensure-interactive-elements-are-easy-to-identify
>
>>>
> After looking again at the link Jeanne sent -- it would appear that
> this particular item is a separate best practice/advisory item that
> we had also noted by the group.  Discoverability -- that is does the
> item appear to be interactive.  That to me is a separate but related
> concept of "does it look like something I can touch or click, etc."
>
> Jonathan
>

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Question on  Active state styling for links
Resent-Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:52:18 +0000
Resent-From: wai-eo-editors@w3.org
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:52:14 -0400
From: Jeanne Spellman <jeanne@w3.org>
To: MATF <public-mobile-a11y-tf@w3.org>
CC: Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>, Kevin White <kevin@w3.org>, wai-eo-editors <wai-eo-editors@w3.org>

I received a question that originated with the EO working group where
they would like an opinion from the Mobile Accessibility Task Force.

Is there a particular value in providing alternative styling for :active
links in the mobile environment? That is, when the link is touched or
clicked that there is a visible change in appearance.

An informal opinion from the WCAG WG is that WCAG doesn't address the
need for alternative styling -- outside of issues of how it is styled,
e.g. for color and contrast.  Is there a particular value from the
mobile perspective that merits creating a technique for this?

Here is the example from EO  --the "Getting Started Tips", specifically
on "Ensure interactive elements are easy to identify": -
http://w3c.github.io/wai-quick-start/designing.html#ensure-interactive-elements-are-easy-to-identify


Thanks,

jeanne

Received on Tuesday, 14 July 2015 12:21:35 UTC