- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charlesn@sunrise.srl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:31:59 +1000 (EST)
- To: WAI GL <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Nir said: Only use w3c recommendations means we can't use JavaScript or HTML 2.0 And I reply: Well, HTML 2.0 in so far as it is a subset of HTML 3.2 or HTML 4.0 is fine. Actually, HTML 3.2 is not altogether OK, because it allows for IMG without ALT (for example) And Javascript is not really accessible. I don't if it is not used at all. But that won't cut much ice in the real world. Perhaps we should think about where the guideline fits - it is of crucial importance that platform-independence can be maintained, and the requirement for using w3c recommendations was meant to stop people relying on proprietary extensions to provide any information. So maybe something like: (Prority 1) Ensure that all content is presented and comprehensible when correctly rendered according to w3c recommendations for HTML 4.0, AND that all the foregoing guidelines have been followed with regard to content media (eg movies, scripts, etc) for which there is no w3c recommendation (or something like that) Charles McCN
Received on Monday, 21 September 1998 00:56:51 UTC