Re: accessibility of the installation process

"Gregory J. Rosmaita" wrote:
> 
> aloha, y'all!
> 
> i know that this is probably the last can of worms anyone in this WG wants
> opened at this particular time, but, having recently installed a number of
> currently available authoring tools in preparation for evaluating  them against
> the AUGL, i've been wondering why the User Agent guidelines have a checkpoint
> (number 1.3) covering the accessibility of the installation process [1] when
> the AUGL doesn't?

I propose that it's not something specific to Authoring Tools
(or even to User Agents, for that matter) and therefore should
not be listed in the AUGL.

 - Ian
 
> the only explicit references to installation that i could find were in the AU
> Techniques document:-- both are listed under Checkpoint 5.1, and neither
> addresses the concern about an accessible installation interface in a manner
> similar to that utilized in the UAGL
> 
> begin first quote
> The accessibility features should be designed as integral components of the
> authoring tool application, not plug-ins or other peripheral components that
> need to be separately obtained, installed, configured or executed
> end first quote
> 
> begin second quote
> The default installation of the authoring tool should include all accessibility
> features enabled. The author may have the option to disable these features
> later on.
> end second quote
> 
> i have no problem with addressing this concern in the techniques document, but
> i did think it an important enough issue -- even if just from a WAI GL to WAI
> GL compatibility point of view -- to raise before we enter last call...
> 
> gregory.
> 
> References
> [1] <http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WAI-USERAGENT/#tech-device-independent-install>
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>      -- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1763
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> Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net>
>    President, WebMaster, & Minister of Propaganda,
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