- From: Yvette P. Hoitink <y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:38:20 +0200
- To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
> > Yvette: I also think we should include difficult language as an example of > > complex content. > > Jens: Disagreed. For example, take > > "In interspecies transmissions of transmissible spongiform > encephalopathies, the agent has to overcome a species barrier > that is largely influenced by the rate of homology between > the prion proteins (PrPC) two involved species. > [...]" [1] > > I claim that this excerpt consists of 'difficult language' > (for 99% of the population), but it is /not/ complex, not per > se. So I recommend not to include it in the definition. I think this sentence is very hard to understand. If I hadn't been exposed to Star Trek as much as I have been, I think I would have had to look up at least three words in a dictionary in order to understand it. I think this is a lot of effort, so it fits your own definition of complex content. Personally, I guestimate using difficult words is the number 1 reason why people find a website complex. Therefore, I would really like to include is as an example of complex content. Yvette Hoitink Heritas, Enschede, The Netherlands E-mail: y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl WWW: htpp://www.heritas.nl
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