- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 20:36:45 +1000 (AEST)
- To: WAI Markup Guidelines <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Earlier in the development of the guidelines, there was some discussion of including an informative explanation which would outline, in general terms, the different types of hardware and software that may be used in accessing the web, and their implications for the design of content. Such an explanation might help to avoid some of the understandings which have been discussed on the list recently, with regard to the inherent universality of properly structured and marked up text, the need for device independence with respect to controls that require user input, the requirement that textual alternatives be provided as substitutes for controls that obtain user input, and the importance of presenting important information statically, through standard mechanisms, thereby avoiding the difficulties associated with client-side dynamism. A brief explanation and rationale, in an informative appendix, would do much to clarify the guidelines for the benefit of the uninitiated.
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