Another W3C spec uses the term "Chrome"

Hi all,

As those serving long terms on AUWG probably remember we used to use the 
term "Chrome" to mean:

"chrome": Any parts of the user interface that do not represent the 
content being edited. This includes:
     * user interface elements that surround, underlie, or super-impose 
upon editing views (e.g., text areas, menus bars, rulers, pop-up context 
menus)
     * user interface elements that are separate from the editing view 
(e.g. documentation)"
(http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-ATAG20-20080310/)


After much debate the AUWG switched to: "authoring tool user interface" 
defined as:
"The display and control mechanism that authors use to operate the 
authoring tool software. User interfaces may be non-web-based or 
web-based or a combination (e.g., a non-web-based authoring tool might 
have web-based help pages)."

In my opinion this is ok, but doesn't have the clarity and brevity of 
"Chrome".

Well, now a W3C the View Mode media feature spec 
(http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-view-mode-20100420/) is using "Chrome" in 
the way we used to and has come up with a nice defintion:

"Chrome
The chrome comprises the visible parts of the user agent that do not 
depend on the content (e.g. window decorations, tool bars, title bars, 
menus). "


Cheers,
Jan

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(Mr) Jan Richards, M.Sc.
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Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
Faculty of Information | University of Toronto

Received on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 14:01:49 UTC