- From: Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:22:35 -0500
- To: "Gregory J. Rosmaita" <oedipus@hicom.net>
- CC: XHTML WG <public-xhtml2@w3.org>
I have made that change. Note that the syntax used there is the standard that we used in all XHTML M12N modules. So I guess we need to make those changes throughout M12N. Gregory J. Rosmaita wrote: > aloha, shane! > > 1 quick question on a VERY quick pass of the xhtml-access WD you > pushed yesterday: > > in section 3.1.1. the title of which is "activate = ( yes | no* )", > i assume that the asterisk trailing "no" demarcates that it is the > default -- if that is correct, then you need to encase the asterisk > in an acronym or abbr expansion, explicitly marking the asterisk > as signifying "default", otherwise, the draft is guilty of using > ASCII art, as trailing asterisks are NOT likely to be spoken when the > page is spoken -- in "real life" enunciation of the asterisk will > occur extremely rarely, as one would have to increase one's normal > punctuation level to a reporting level that would drive most people > mad, or at least to distraction... the only reason i "found" the > asterisk is that, when i review a technical spec, i put punctuation > mode to "all punctuation" so that i don't miss the subtleties of the > text and examples... moreover, the asterisk is a purely visual > signifier, and i could not find any instance in the document which > indicates that asterisks are used to indicate default values... > > could you, therefore, make the following correction to the WD: > > <h3><a id="sec_3.1.1." > >> 3.1.1. <code>activate</code> = ( yes | no<abbr title=" default" >> *</abbr> )</a></h3> >> > > thank you -- more substantive comments to follow, > gregory. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > CRITIC, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because > nobody tries to please him. > -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Gregory J. Rosmaita: oedipus@hicom.net > Oedipus' Online Complex: http://my.opera.com/oedipus/ > Camera Obscura: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com> > To: XHTML WG <public-xhtml2@w3.org> > Sent: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:29:51 -0500 > Subject: xhtml-access WD put up > > >> After a discussion with Roland today, I updated the xhtml-access >> document to prepare for last call. My shot at this is available >> at http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/2008/WD-xhtml-access-20080418/ >> >> I think it is ready to go, but I have been wrong before ;-) >> >> -- >> Shane P. McCarron Phone: +1 763 786- >> 8160 x120 Managing Director Fax: +1 >> 763 786-8180 ApTest Minnesota Inet: >> > shane@aptest.com > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > -- Shane P. McCarron Phone: +1 763 786-8160 x120 Managing Director Fax: +1 763 786-8180 ApTest Minnesota Inet: shane@aptest.com
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