Notes on Collaboration Tools, section 9

Following the meeting today, I reviewed the text of section 9.

The user need and the associated requirement are written in a way that I 
would describe as all-encompassing. The example is more specific, but 
it's only an example, and it does not limit the application of the 
requirement.

We could perhaps add guidance which says, in essence, that if there are 
user interface conventions established by other collaborative tools in 
the design or implementation of a given feature, these should be 
followed, as long as the functionality is sufficiently similar. I'm not 
sure this is clear guidance, however. We don't want features that are 
substantially different in different tools to appear confusingly similar 
to the user. I also can't think of a good illustration of how this would 
apply.

We already suggest following user agent and operating system 
conventions. There are limits to this, of course, at least if one 
refrains from identifying the user's operating system, which raises 
privacy concerns - and even more so for identifying the user's assistive 
technology, if there is one.

Review of section 9 is welcome. We can discuss it here on the mailing 
list and at next week's meeting.

Received on Wednesday, 27 March 2024 16:19:36 UTC