- From: Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 19:41:29 -0400
- To: "'john_slatin'" <john_slatin@forum.utexas.edu>, "'Charles McCathieNevile'" <charles@w3.org>, "'Avi Arditti'" <aardit@voanews.com>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Hmm Is listing language specific methods more a techniques issue? We do have to make sure our guidelines and checkpoints make sense across languages though. Thanks. Gregg ------------------------------------ Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D. Ind Engr - Biomed - Trace, Univ of Wis gv@trace.wisc.edu -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of john_slatin Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 3:59 PM To: 'Charles McCathieNevile'; Avi Arditti Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org Subject: RE: 4.1 proposal for discussion I agree with Charles-- I think it would be very helpful for us to provide lists of specific recommended practices, with references to the languages for which they're suitable. I'd olke to see those lists in the Advice section, however, with the Success Criteria stating more general principles and then pointing to the advice section. This is a practice we've followed elsewhere in 2.0. John John Slatin, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Technology & Learning University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C, Mail code G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, f 512-495-4524 email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu web http://www.ital.utexas.edu -----Original Message----- From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:charles@w3.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 2:43 pm To: Avi Arditti Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org Subject: Re: 4.1 proposal for discussion I am not suggesting that there is a problem of listing things that are specific to one language. I think it is sensible to do that. My opinion is that we should do it, and we should be clear about what languages things are useful for (so that nobody tries to apply rules for english to hebrew where they are not applicable). cheers Chaals On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Avi Arditti wrote: > >Update: I am seeking feedback from a few big guns (non-technical >appelation) in the field of plain language and will report back as soon >as I get answers. > >The issue in debate is the wisdom of listing elements that might seem >weighted too heavily toward one language versus listing universal >principles that might seem too weak to enforce across all languages. > >Any more thoughts from the list? > >Finally, I would appreciate any help from list members in Italy to >translate elements of advice posted at the site for the Italian >government's new plain-language campaign: >http://www.funzionepubblica.it/chiaro/ > >Avi > -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles tel: +61 409 134 136 SWAD-E http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe ------------ WAI http://www.w3.org/WAI 21 Mitchell street, FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia fax(fr): +33 4 92 38 78 22 W3C, 2004 Route des Lucioles, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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