- From: John M Slatin <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>
- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:28:16 -0600
- To: "Gez Lemon" <gez.lemon@gmail.com>, "Christophe Strobbe" <christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Gez (responding to Christophe): <blockquote> That's a good question. I've assumed that the baseline was about technology, and not the features of the technology. For example, specifying HTML in the baseline presumably covers features such as object, link, longdesc, etc, even though they may be partially supported or poorly implemented. The media for the object might be another technology in its own right, but I wouldn't have thought of specifying the object element itself in the baseline. </blockquote> I agree. A baseline is the set of technologies assumed to be supported by and active in the user agent. "Technology" is defined in the Glossary to include: -markup languages - programming languages (including scripting languages) - style sheets (including but not limited to style sheet languages) - data formats (including but not limited to image and media formats ) - APIs How well the specific features of a given technology are supported by available user agents and AT may be a factor in deciding whether that technology should be included in the baseline; where there isn't really a sensible option (e.g., excluding HTML isn't much of a choice!), the User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes section of each Technique should provide information to help developers decide if a particular technique/technology feature is suitable for their purposes. Hohn "Good design is accessible design." John Slatin, Ph.D. Director, Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C 1 University Station G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, f 512-495-4524 email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility/ -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Gez Lemon Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:59 am To: Christophe Strobbe Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org Subject: Re: Baselines: how specific? Hi Christophe, On 14/03/06, Christophe Strobbe <christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be> wrote: <quote> How specific should a baseline definition be? </quote> That's a good question. I've assumed that the baseline was about technology, and not the features of the technology. For example, specifying HTML in the baseline presumably covers features such as object, link, longdesc, etc, even though they may be partially supported or poorly implemented. The media for the object might be another technology in its own right, but I wouldn't have thought of specifying the object element itself in the baseline. Best regards, Gez -- _____________________________ Supplement your vitamins http://juicystudio.com
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