- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 20:39:43 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
On 01/05/2016 20:24, Wayne Dick wrote: > Gregg, > This is conceptual, not literal. The underlying domain of discourse is > written language. It has protocols that transcend representational > technology. > > Headings, lists, special fonts for emphasis, labels, form boxes and > external references all predate HTML technology. They are elements of > written language. They existed long before computers. > > Mark-up language was a technological leap that gave these semantic > structures a machine representation that was independent of > presentation, and thus identifiable by computer parsing technology (low > degree, polynomial time, programmatic determinism). > > No matter what technology you use for written language (paper, braille, > markup language, procedural content) you will find these constructs. > Perhaps other technologies use different names, but they must have these > constructs if they want to be a communication tool for human writing. > WCAG's job is to select neutral yet understandable terminology to > describe the elements of written language that must separate meaning > from presentation when they are represented on a computer. Unless I'm mistaken, platforms like Flash, Silverlight, native apps (on desktop and mobile) don't have a concept that of "headings". It may be true that to convey the meaning of "written language", but as soon as you move beyond document-centric and more application-centric situations, these things can get pretty blurry. P -- Patrick H. Lauke www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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