Re: After Today's call - 16 Aug Monday 2021

+1 to the note. Clear and comprehensive.

+1 to pointing to "content useable" as the glossary.

Thanks, John,
- Lionel


Lionel Wolberger
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lionel@userway.org
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On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 11:43 AM John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> wrote:

> I had one action to add an editor's note to the distraction section,
> switch I have done, have pushed the change, and created the following
> pull request <https://github.com/w3c/personalization-semantics/pull/195>.
>
> The added text is as follows (if anyone cannot live with this please
> advise and I can make any required edit):
>
> EDITOR'S NOTE: The distraction attribute may appear to have some common
> features with the CSS prefers-reduced-motion media feature, however there
> are some significant differences:
>
>
>    - the distraction attribute is applying semantics at the element
>    level, whereas the CSS media feature is presentational and semantics-free.
>
>    - the CSS prefers-reduced-motion media feature requires that the
>    content author also provide an alternative experience for users who have
>    the Reduced Motion option enabled - the distraction attribute does not.
>
>    - the CSS prefers-reduced-motion media feature anticipates a reduced
>    presentation, the distraction attributes anticipates that the content can
>    be minimize, re-ordered or even turned off (hidden) from the end user.
>
> <end of note>
>
> I'll also note that, after going back and looking more closely at Module
> One, the section Labeled Terms
> <https://w3c.github.io/personalization-semantics/content/index.html#terms> is
> actually already referencing the COGA Glossary at
> https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/#glossary (The Making Content Usable
> for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Note) - so I think the
> conversation from today is moot. Thoughts?
>
> JF
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