RE: new technique for 2.1.1

From: Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu> · Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:01:42 -0500

If we want to make this clearer to novice readers... I wonder if we should
somehow make it clear that you don't HAVE to use form controls.  That Links
alone is good enough. 

Maybe 

Using HTML links (with modification with scripts)
Using HTML links and form controls (Without modification with scripts). 

The goal is to make it so that you can tell that you are using the technique
without having to go read the description.   That is - we should use
descriptive titles.   AND be sure we always have the "if you are a beginner
you can just do this" technique right at the top. 

Gregg

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Caldwell [mailto:caldwell@trace.wisc.edu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 3:41 PM
> To: Gregg Vanderheiden
> Cc: public-wcag-teama@w3.org
> Subject: Re: new technique for 2.1.1
> 
> 4.1.2 already includes a placeholder technique that is very similar:
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> Using HTML form controls and links (future link)
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> This technique seems to be a good fit here (under 2.1.1) as well.
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> Might be clearer as:
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> Using links and form controls in HTML
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> The technique should emphasize that this means using these as 
> intended in the spec and without modification by script.
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> Any volunteers to draft?
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> -Ben
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> Gregg Vanderheiden wrote:
> > I would like to propose this as a
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> > 2.1 is team A so what do you think.  
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> > Here is the one I was thinking of that we need so we have 
> one that is 
> > for simple HTML users.
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> > We need a sufficient technique (combination) for 2.1.1 that doesn't 
> > involve script (for those not using script).
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> > Possible first SUFFICIENT statement for 2.1.1  (keyboard access)
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> > 1) Ensuring that users are not trapped in content</a> AND ensuring
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> > keyboard control by using one of the following techniques
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> > * Using only HTML links and form controls and not modifying
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> > their behavior with script(HTML)(Future link)
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> > Gregg
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> > University of Wisconsin-Madison
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