- From: Christophe Strobbe <christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:37:32 +0200
- To: public-wcag-teamc@w3.org
Hi, I had an action item to write a technique for Situation A of How to Meet 1.3.2. Here it is. This is basically copied from the Review page that you get after filling in the Techniques Submission Form. Short Name: Using semantic markup whenever color cues are used Technique Category: General Techniques Guideline Reference: content-structure-separation-without-color Success Criterion Reference: [1.3.2] Applicability: All technologies that support color and text. UA Issues: See HTML technique H49: Using semantic markup to mark emphasized or special text (http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20060427/#H49) Description: The objective of this technique is to combine color and semantic markup to convey information. Most users can quickly scan the content to locate information conveyed by using color. For users who cannot see color, semantic markup can provide a different type of cue. User agents can then make this type of structure perceivable to the user, for example using a different visual presentation for different types of structures or by using a different voice or pitch in an auditory presentation. [copied from H49:] Most user agents will visually distinguish text that has been identified using semantic markup. Some assistive technologies provide a mechanism for determining the characteristics of content that has been created using proper semantic markup. Example 1 Head: Color and strong emphasis for required form fields Example 1 Description: An HTML form contains several required fields. The labels for the required fields are displayed in red. In addition, the text of each label is marked up with the STRONG element for stronger emphasis. The instructions for completing the form indicate that "all required fields are displayed in red and are emphasized", followed by an example. Resource 1 Title: Phrase elements: EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, ABBR, and ACRONYM Resource 1 URI: http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/text.html#h-9.2.1 Related Techniques: G122 H49 Test Procedure: For any content where color is used to convey information: 1. Check that the same information is available through semantic markup. Expected Result: Check #1 is true. Regards, Christoph -- 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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