RE: 2.4.4 techniques update

<blockquote>
"Check that the title element describes the document."

</blockquote>
 
I agree that this is what the check *should* be. But 2.4.4 doesn't
require descriptive titles. That's 2.4.6, and it's at a different level.
 
2.4.4 Delivery units have titles
2.4.6 Titles, headings, and labels are descriptive.
 
If everyone agrees that we don't want useless/placeholder content for
the title, perhaps we can get everyone to agree to promote 2.4.6 to L2
so we don't make people go to L3 in order to satisfy the spirit/intent
of an L2 success criterion.
 
JOhn
 

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	From: public-wcag-teamb-request@w3.org
[mailto:public-wcag-teamb-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Loretta Guarino
Reid
	Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 5:20 pm
	To: public-wcag-teamb@w3.org
	Subject: 2.4.4 techniques update
	
	

	Based on the comments from the survey, I've updated the
technique document for the title element:

	
http://trace.wisc.edu/wcag_wiki/index.php?title=Providing_a_title_using_
the_title_element
<http://trace.wisc.edu/wcag_wiki/index.php?title=Providing_a_title_using
_the_title_element> 

	The only non-editorial change was to change the test procedure
to:

	"Check that the title element describes the document."

	instead of just testing for non-whitespace. I  did not make
Makoto's suggested change, since I think unique titles are outside of
scope of the SC.

	Someone more html-knowledgeable will need to handle the comments
on

	
http://trace.wisc.edu/wcag_wiki/index.php?title=Using_the_title_attribut
e_of_the_frame_element

	Loretta Guarino Reid

	lguarino@adobe.com

	Adobe Systems, Acrobat Engineering