- From: Anne Pemberton <apembert@crosslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 18:34:35 -0700
- To: "Bailey, Bruce" <Bruce_Bailey@ed.gov>, "'w3c-wai-gl@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
- Cc: "'Wendy A Chisholm'" <wendy@w3.org>
Bruce, this is well written, easily understood, and explicit. It also eliminates the question I just asked Wendy about copyrights in photos. The are insignificant to the content of the graphic, and can stay as they are. Anne At 04:31 PM 10/25/00 -0400, Bailey, Bruce wrote: >I suggest the following: > ><blockquote> >3.1 When an appropriate markup language exists, use markup rather than >images to convey information. [Priority 2] For example, use SVG for line >art, MathML to mark up mathematical equations, and CSS for text-oriented >special effects. Avoid using images to represent text (including in >repeated navigation elements) -- use text and style sheets instead. You may >use text in images for logos and limited accent elements where specialized >fonts and text treatments are required and cannot be achieved with CSS. >Refer also to guideline 6 and guideline 11. ></blockquote> > >I agree with William that tweaking the WCAG 1.0 is not all that important. >It is, however, important to identify common practices that are P2 >accessibility barriers. Next we go on to making sure WCAG 2.0 addresses >this point adequately. Whatever happens, we still should try for consensus >on this issue. Amending Checkpoint 3.1 might well be the most effective >path to the larger goal! > >Are we agreed that graphical text (outside of logos and the like) is >significant obstacle for people with low vision? > >Cheers, >Bruce > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On >> Behalf Of Wendy A Chisholm >> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:18 PM >> To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org >> Subject: Please review for this week's call: proposal and process for >> the "text in images" thread >> >> >> Please: >> review this entire message. >> >> Please: >> Do not respond to this message unless you have new >> information that has not >> been presented yet. There has been quite a lot of traffic on >> this thread >> and I have been very pleased to see people sending >> considerate, thoughtful >> messages. I am glad to see how much information has been >> collected in the >> last couple of weeks. However, Jason and I believe we are >> ready to wrap up >> this discussion. >> >> Therefore, I propose: >> >> <blockquote> 3.1 Use markup rather than images to convey information. >> [Priority 2] This checkpoint is strongly tied to checkpoint 11.1. >> Note: Until style and graphic markup languages are more >> common, minimize >> the use of text in images. For example, use HTML text styled >> with CSS. >> Choose common fonts (such as Arial and Times) that can be >> rendered using >> CSS. You may use text in images for logos and limited accent >> elements where >> specialized fonts and text treatments are required and cannot >> be achieved >> with CSS. >> </blockquote> >> >> Thank you Cynthia for the bulk of the wording for this proposal. >> >> Process for Thursday's telecon: >> Jason and I have decided to give each person one minute to >> speak on this >> proposal. We will then take the information gathered and >> figure out where >> to go from there. If possible, we would like to close this at the >> call. However, this is not a formal vote on this proposal, >> but a chance to >> hear each person speak for one minute (and I will be >> timing!!). If you are >> unable to make the call, please send a 2 sentence statement >> to me by 2:00 >> Eastern U.S. time (i.e. I must receive it no later than 2 >> hours before the >> working group call) and I will make sure it is represented >> during the call. >> >> Thank you, >> --wendy > > Anne L. Pemberton http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Pav/Academy1 http://www.erols.com/stevepem/Homeschooling apembert@crosslink.net Enabling Support Foundation http://www.enabling.org
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