- From: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:37:36 +0100
- To: Johannes Koch <johannes.koch@fit.fraunhofer.de>
- Cc: public-wai-ert@w3.org
Hi Johannes, Johannes Koch wrote: > > Carlos Iglesias schrieb: >> * 2.5 Test Mode >> >> "semiauto: Where a software tool was primarily responsible for >> generating a result, _even if with some human assistance_. This should >> be additionally noted through the earl:compoundAssertor class of the >> Assertor." > > What to do in the case when a human was primarily responsible for > generating a result with assistance of a machine? This is a manual test. A typical example, a human uses a toolbar or another such tool to *help* identify issues. It is a manual testing mode but a tool was used to some extent. > Is it still "semiauto"? How to measure "primarily"? Agreed, this is an issue but I don't know how to fix it. > Proposal: "Where a combination of human and tool is responsible for > generating a result." This could also be manual for the reason highlighted in the scenario above. Any other suggestions to tackle the issue? Regards, Shadi -- Shadi Abou-Zahra Web Accessibility Specialist for Europe | Chair & Staff Contact for the Evaluation and Repair Tools WG | World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) http://www.w3.org/ | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/ | WAI-TIES Project, http://www.w3.org/WAI/TIES/ | Evaluation and Repair Tools WG, http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/ | 2004, Route des Lucioles - 06560, Sophia-Antipolis - France | Voice: +33(0)4 92 38 50 64 Fax: +33(0)4 92 38 78 22 |
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