- From: Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:20:18 -0500
- To: pjenkins@us.ibm.com
- Cc: Authoring Tools Guidelines List <w3c-wai-au@w3.org>
aloha, phil! i agree that you and i and probably most -- if not all -- of the WG agrees that the current wording of 5.1 covers both the plumbing and the UI itself, but clarity on this point, i feel, would strengthen the checkpoint, and reduce the potential for mis-interpretation... if the WG doesn't feel that it is necessary to clarify the checkpoint, however, i do believe that we should at least add some verbiage to the introductory text to GL5 to make it as clear as possible that both the UI and the underlying plumbing are being addressed in this GL... just my 2 cents, gregory. Phil Jenkins wrote: >GR >>why quote imply unquote that both the UI and the plumbing are included -- >why >>not explicitly state that both are _required_? >> > >I believe we are by the existing wording "into the tool". When I read 10 >Dec draft of both the Guideline 5 and the checkpoint 5.1, it is clear to me >that it is "the tool", the overall look and feel, all parts of the tool, >the UI, the documentation, the plumbing, the on-line help, etc. . . . the >tool. Why limit it to just the "user interface"? or explicitly expand it to >include everything included in a tool? > >Guideline 5. Integrate accessibility solutions into the overall "look and >feel" > >5.1 Ensure that functions related to accessible authoring practices are >naturally integrated into the tool. > >Regards, >Phill Jenkins -------------------------------------------------------- He that lives on Hope, dies farting -- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1763 -------------------------------------------------------- Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net> WebMaster and Minister of Propaganda, VICUG NYC <http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/index.html> --------------------------------------------------------
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