- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 04:12:59 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
- cc: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Yes, you have captured my proposal accurately. In the wide scheme of things I agree that the terminology is of little consequence so long as it is used consistently. Which for me includes doing so across different versions, unless there is some very strong reason to change. I do not see that we need to change to strategies - not every checkpoint is applicable to every situation now, nor ever will be. (For example look at the checklist). Charles McCN On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Jason White wrote: The question of which terminology to use in designating the different types of requirements set forth in the guidelines document, remains unresolved. This issue was introduced at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2000JulSep/0200.html but did not achieve resolution either on the mailing list or in the subsequent meeting. The following proposals have been advanced: 1. Charles: the three types of requirements should be called "guidelines", "checkpoints" and "techniques", respectively. This usage has strong historical roots in the development of the guidelines. 2. Wendy: they should be called "guidelines", "checkpoints" and "technology-specific checkpoints" (or "technology-specific checks"), respectively. 3. Gregg: the requirements in the middle layer should be called "strategies" because not every requirement at this level will be applicable to every technology or situation. 4. William: it is of little consequence which terminology is chosen, so long as it is used consistently. I hope that I have represented your stated positions accurately. Please correct the above summary if it is inadequate. For the sake of full disclosure: 5. Jason: I agree with William, at least for the moment and thus have no strong preference for or against any of the proposals, though I appreciate that each of their proponents has made important and valid points. Comments and proposals are welcome as we need to reach consensus in connection with this issue. -- Charles McCathieNevile mailto:charles@w3.org phone: +61 (0) 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI Location: I-cubed, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia September - November 2000: W3C INRIA, 2004 Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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