- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 19:22:55 -0500 (EST)
- To: Jonathan Chetwynd <j.chetwynd@btinternet.com>
- cc: WAI GL <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
I agree that a strong outline is helpful for recognition for various reasons. I don't think it therefore follows that a shape should not be on a rectangular background. I liked the idea of a text-box that is dynamically sized. This is something to look for in Xforls implementations - I suggest looking at them in a browser like X-smiles where you could get a nice SVG layout... cheers Chaals On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: > >Chaals > >if we lay aside transparency can we agree that: >the profile or outline of an image is helpful for identification, and >that therefore rectilinear outlines should be avoided where possible? > >As far as transparency, it is preferable as 'else' one gets artificial >rectilinear boxes, which maintain an author controlled background, >which may not suit the user. >it is true that in many instances the user may choose an inappropriate >BG, however the author is in no position to decide what is suitable.... > >(to say: "If these help recognisability, commercial web sites will do >it anyway;" as David does(in IG thread) is not that helpful, we may as >well give up writing guidelines on this basis.... > >all this supposed freedom of SVG, flash, whatever means that we need >more guidelines... where are they? come to that where are those CSS >accessibility style sheets? > >did you consider that text box that resizes itself as you write? have >you seen it anywhere, this would be an example of a site usefully >transforming to suit the user, a rare commodity indeed :-0 > >thanks > >Jonathan > -- 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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