- From: Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:23:59 -0600
- To: <Sofia.Celic@nils.org.au>, <public-wcag-teamc@w3.org>
Hi Sofia, Thanks for your comment. Can you provide a bit more information - I'm not sure I understand. The warning would appear only when the connection was about to time out and the person had not finished. This would seem to be useful to all users. Since the notice is triggered from the users script - the notice would not occur unless the person was still on the page (e.g. there would be no notice popping up if the page had been abandoned.) So the only time anyone would see the notice would be if they were still sitting on a partially filled out page and the server was about to time out the connection. This would happen more often to people with disabilities but it would seem that if it did happen to a person without a disability that it would be welcome news (since it would allow them to ask for a bit more time). Can you elaborate on the usability problem you (or the other person) identified? thanks Gregg -- ------------------------------ Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D. Professor - Ind. Engr. & BioMed Engr. Director - Trace R & D Center University of Wisconsin-Madison -----Original Message----- From: public-wcag-teamc-request@w3.org [mailto:public-wcag-teamc-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Sofia.Celic@nils.org.au Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 9:56 PM To: public-wcag-teamc@w3.org Subject: SC 2.2.1 - User warning for timeout script example Hi, I've had a critique of the example provided in the 'Providing a script on page that warns the user a timeout is about to expire' [1] and I believe it is a legitimate concern. The problem is that the user will always be prompted with an alert box even if they do not have an issue with the timeout. This is poor usability for everyone. Something to discuss at the next call..... Thanks, Sofia [1] http://trace.wisc.edu/wcag_wiki/index.php?title=Providing_a_script_on_page_t hat_warns_the_user_a_timeout_is_about_to_expire ____________________________ Dr Sofia Celic Senior Web Accessibility Consultant Vision Australia - Accessible Information Solutions 454 Glenferrie Road Kooyong, Victoria, 3144 Ph: +61 (0)3 9864 9284 Fax: +61 (0)3 9864 9370 E-mail: Sofia.Celic@visionaustralia.org.au www.visionaustralia.org.au Vision Australia was formed through the merger of Royal Blind Society, the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Vision Australia Foundation and the National Information and Library Service. ABN: 67 108 391 831. ACN: 108 391 831
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