- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:20:51 -0400
- To: "Gregory J. Rosmaita" <unagi69@concentric.net>
- Cc: Authoring Tools Guidelines List <w3c-wai-au@w3.org>
"Gregory J. Rosmaita" wrote: > > aloha, ian! Mahalo, Gregory, for that comment. It would suffice then to alert people that prose will be added after last call. - Ian > what we desperately need is the input of persons actually slash intimately > involved in the development process, which is why i am particularly interested > in dick brown's report on his action item -- viz, to show the techniques for > GLs 4 and 5 to FrontPage and Office team members, so as to solicit their > opinion... we desperately need more of this type of review, and we need to > take advantage of those WG members (such as bruce roberts) who are actually > involved in the design and implementation of authoring tools... we also need > to hear what the Amaya developers had to say to charles, vis a vis that tool's > conformance the AU GL, so as to fine-tune and strengthen not only the > techniques document, but so as to ensure that we haven't over-tersified the GL > before taking it to last call... > > only after we get input from developers on the techniques, should we worry > about "wrapper prose", > gregory. > > ian wrote to the AU GL list: > >Unfortunately, we don't have much data back about whether people > >like/find useful the WCAG Techniques document. I think that the > >document needs to be readable on its own, which to me implies that > >some wrapper prose is necessary. > > > >How to get this done? Should the editors generate prose? The Working > >Group? > --------------------------------------------------------------- > BIGOT, n. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an > opinion that you do not entertain. -- Ambrose Bierce > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net> > Camera Obscura <http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html> > VICUG NYC <http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/> > Read 'Em & Speak <http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/books/> > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814
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