- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:07:43 +1100 (AEDT)
- To: WAI Markup Guidelines <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
I altogether agree with Nir's sentiment: it is possible to write highly accessible content, meaning that it will be displayed optimally by a range of different software systems and output devices, which is nevertheless poorly written, vague, incoherent, etc. The guidelines should not attempt to prescribe appropriate writing practices but should be strictly limited to those aspects of structure and markup which affect the compatibility of the document with different input/output scenarios. Moreover, judgments of stylistic appropriateness are highly dependent upon the subject matter of the text and its intended audience, and the guidelines should not stray into such considerations.
Received on Sunday, 25 October 1998 03:07:49 UTC