W3C List of Evaluation Tools

Hello Developer Team,

I'd like to remind you for the updates for the new
W3C Evaluation Tools database. I tried to complete 
details about your tool as far as information was 
available to me. Could you please check the details 
below, update if necessary and return to me. 

We see the new database as unique information store
about evaluation tools, where tool developers have the 
chance to present the power and advantages of their
tools.

for ERT WG of W3C,
Sandor Herramhof

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Dear Tool Vendor or Developer,

The W3C/WAI Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) is currently in the process of updating the following list of Web accessibility evaluation tools on which your tool is listed:
  * <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools>

The new version of this tools list will provide sorting capabilities so that users are able to find tools according to their specific needs. The following static mock-ups show how this sortable list will look like:
  * <http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/eval/tools/>

We are contacting you to help populate the database with current information about your tool. Below you will find information about your tool that is currently available to us. Please review this information, complete any missing fields or provide changes.

This information will be published unless we receive correction or amendments. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact
  * Sandor Herramhof <sandor.herramhof@jku.at>
  * Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>


TOOL IDENTIFICATION:
* TOOL NAME: ht://Check
* VENDOR NAME: The ht://Dig Group
* HOME PAGE: http://htcheck.sourceforge.net/ 
* RELEASE DATE: 
 (YYYY-MM-DD format)
* VERSION NUMBER: 
* DESCRIPTION: (100 words maximum)
ht://Check is more than a link checker. It can scan HTML documents through HTTP and store the a large quantity of information in a MySQL database. Through a PHP interface, the database can be queried in order to discover broken links, broken anchors, accessibility barriers, URL properties, site structure and much more. It is written for GNU/Linux systems in C++ and it is distributed under GNU/GPL.

TOOL FEATURES:
(The following features are described in the document "Selecting Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools" available at <http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/selectingtools>)
* OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY
 - Accessible to people with disabilities: 
 - Assist manual evaluation for accessibility: 
 - Execute automated accessibility checks: 
 - Provide semi-automated repair options: 
 - Remote on-line service: 
 - Other: 
  
* USER INTERFACES
 - Generate reports: 
 - In-page feedback: 
 - Page transformations: 
 - Step-by-step evaluations: 
 - Other: 

* LANGUAGES
 - English: 
 - French: 
 - German: 
 - Italian: 
 - Japanese: 
 - Spanish: 
 - Other: 
  
* WEB TECHNOLOGIES
 - CSS, Cascading Style Sheets: 
 - XHTML, Extensible Hypertext Markup Language: 
 - HTML, Hypertext Markup Language: 
 - PDF, Portable Document Format: 
 - SVG, Scalabale Vector Grpahics: 
 - Other: 
  
* OPERATING SYSTEMS
 - BSD Unix: 
 - Linux: 
 - MacOS: 
 - Solaris: 
 - Windows: 
 - Other: 
  
* GUIDELINES
 - AccessiWeb, French national standard: 
 - BITV, German national standard: 
 - Section 508, US national standard: 
 - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: 
 - Other: 
  
* INTEGRATION INTO BROWSERS
 - Internet Explorer: 
 - Mozilla: 
 - Netscape: 
 - Opera: 
 - Other: 

* INTEGRATION INTO AUTHORING TOOLS
 - Dreamweaver: 
 - FrontPage: 
 - Photoshop: 
 - Other: 

* EXPORT FORMATS
 - CSV, Comma Separated Value: 
 - EARL, Evaluation and Report Language: 
 - HTML, Hypertext Markup Language: 
 - XML, Extensible Markup Language: 
 - Other: 

* LICENSE MODELS
 - Commercial: 
 - Free Ware: 
 - Open Source: 
 - Share Ware: 
 - Other: 


Thank you for your cooperation!

Regards,
Sandor Herramhof for ERT WG


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Sandor Herramhof
Institut Integriert Studieren
Universität Linz / University of Linz
Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
Tel.: +43/732/2468/9277, Fax: -/9322
Mail: sandor.herramhof@jku.at
http://www.integriert-studieren.jku.at

Received on Sunday, 15 January 2006 16:01:48 UTC