- From: cstrobbe <Christophe.Strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be>
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 15:24:52 +0100
- To: public-wai-ert@w3.org
Hi Vicente, All, Vicente Luque Centeno, referring to http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2006/tests/tests-tf#objectives: <quote> I think providing tests samples (of what is good and what is bad) is clearly OK, but I am farther concerned on the test procedures, the rules, ie, the conditions that actually say what is good and what is bad. I am still waiting for that from W3C. Maybe I got missed and it's being targeted somewhere else? Did I loose the proper link? For instance, at http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20060427/Overview.html#H37 it's said that images must have an "alt" attribute. "Description", "resources" and "examples" are provided, but the "Tests" section says just the word "Procedure" (only one simple word open to interpretation with no formalization). </quote> This is the first draft of "Techniques for WCAG 2.0" and the document will continue to evolve. The procedure in technique H37 was still missing in April, but you can have a sneak peak at the proposed procedure and expected results in the editors' draft: http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20060801/ Overview.html#H37 This test now requires an alt attribute on every img element. Generally speaking, every technique and failure should have a test procedure eventually. Vicente Luque Centeno, about TSD TF: <quote> Maybe I didn't search well, ... is there any attempt to provide evaluation tests procedures (beyond sample tests)? Or is it still a "for-the-future" work? Maybe I didn't look at the appropriate pages? As you already know, I would really be happy to collaborate with that. :-) </quote> As Shadi pointed out, the Test Samples Development Task Force does not define evaluation procedures because only the WCAG WG determines what conforms or does not conform to WCAG 2.0. The TSD TF can review test procedures and propose changes, but these changes are meant to remove ambiguity rather than changing the meaning of the technique. If you would like to review test procedures, the TSD TF is the place to be ;-) Best regards, Christophe Strobbe -- Christophe Strobbe K.U.Leuven - Departement of Electrical Engineering - Research Group on Document Architectures Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 - 3001 Leuven-Heverlee - BELGIUM tel: +32 16 32 85 51 http://www.docarch.be/ Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm
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