- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 02:12:33 -0500 (EST)
- To: Jonathan Chetwynd <jay@peepo.com>
- cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org, Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
So long as the user is choosing the presentation to be applied o the underlying information, and have access to that underlying information, then tthey can be sure they are all getting the same thing. Jonathan's point, that presentation can carry semantics is important - the auhor neeeds to sort this one out forr each case. It is when the underlying information given to users is different that the problem arises. Charles McCN On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: Al wrote: We need a way for people to be able to be sure that they are accessing the same information, even when it is presented differently. This just cannot make sense, the presentation DOES affect the meaning. (bold is used as illustration not intention). ----- My concern as usual is that members are allowing themselves to get too far away from the common person. And that person's ability to use the tools. It is all very well Al not wishing a "total disconnect between our set of rules and the Web run by money." Who is the code being written for the end users or the middle men? If accessibility is just a sop to salve the conscience of the money men count me out. ------ -- Charles McCathieNevile mailto:charles@w3.org phone: +61 (0) 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI 21 Mitchell Street, Footscray, VIC 3011, Australia
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