Test Matrices for WCAG 1.0 Errata and WCAG 2.0 HTML Techniques

Test Matrix Explanation

The test matrix is designed to assist us in prioritizing what we can commit to testing. Testing only a few combinations is not acceptable, and attempting to test all OS, browser, Assistive Technology combinations is impossible.

Action Items for Test Matrix:

  1. April 7: Assign Priorities
  2. Ben: Information for hand held devices and mobile phones
  3. Unassigned: Neeet to add ATS, speech recognition, keyboard interface, spellchecker, etc.
  4. Tom: Checking with Joe Clark about Apple Screen Reader
  5. Ben: Operating System ability to enlarge text. What OSs have this feature?
  6. Unassigned: All operting system accessibility features -- Ben has a list that is about two years old
  7. Unassigned: Assistive Technology combinations -- what are the common combinations.
  8. Jenae: Check on ATs for Macs
  9. Jenae: Add more ATS for Windows
  10. Wendy and Jenae: to consider further and make proposal from Cannes F2F

Test Matrix for Linux

Linux/Browser: AT No AT
Amaya --
Emacspeak Priority 1
Firefox --
Galleon Priority 2
Gnomspeak Priority 3
Home Page Reader --
Konqueror --
Links --
Lynx --
Netscape 4 --
Netscape 6 --
Opera 6 --
Opera 7 --
Please send additional browsers to Jenae --

Test Matrix for Macintosh

Linux/Browser: AT No AT Outspoken
Amaya -- Priority 1
IE 5.22 -- Priority 2
MS IE 6 -- --
Netscape 3 -- Priority 3
Netscape 4.7 -- --
Netscape 7.x -- --
Omniweb -- --
Safari -- --
Please send additional browsers to Jenae -- --

Test Matrix for Windows

Linux/Browser: AT No AT Brookes Talk Esco Talk Hal 5.0 IBM Home Page Reader Jaws MultiWeb Net Orator Outspoken Premo Web Talkster Sensus Simply Web 2000 Supernova Window Eyes Zoom Text
Amaya -- Priority 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Firebird -- -- -- Priority 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lynx -- -- -- -- Priority 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Mozilla -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MS IE 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MS IE 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MS IE 5.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MS IE 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MSN 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MSN 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Netscape 4.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Netscape 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Netscape 7.x -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Opera 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Opera 7.x -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
W3M -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Test Matrix for Hand Held Devices

@@ Need to add matrix for hand held devices

Test Matrix for Mobile Phones

@@ Need to add matrix for hand held devices

Notes:

  1. The Priority 1, 2 and 3 are placeholders.
  2. There may be combinations that are not applicable. For example, you may never use platform a, with browser b, and assistive technology c. For these instances please let me know and I'll record a "n/a".
  3. The list does not contain specific platform or Assistive Technology versions.
  4. Testing Notes: Safari has two versions and they need to be installed on different machines, see Tom for more information about this.
  5. Testing Notes: Netscape older versions may not run on newer OSs, one machine with different versions of Netscape may not give accurate results?
  6. Testing Notes: Nav 4.7 work with Windows XP

Update 31 March 2004. Jenae Andershonis, Wendy Chisholm for the WCAG WG