RE: Conforming alternative for mobile should not be Desktop

From: David MacDonald [mailto:david100@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 8:58 AM

I'm thinking, (hoping) that we are coming to agreement that we can all live with on this even though we may have some differences.

I expect there will be many responsive sites going forward. My experience is the mega menu turns to hamburger, and other widgets like expand/collapse change, the rest of the content stays the same. We want to ensure that those things that change for the mobile don't force the user to go looking for a link to a site that has been optimized for a faster connection, more powerful computer, bigger screen etc.

I've incorporated Patrick's language language into Note 8, and provided an example to ensure that the these specific concerns are covered.

Here it is:

·        *Note 8: Sometimes specifically optimized views are delivered to the user agent based on screen size, device type, etc. A WCAG conforming view linked from such an optimized view could only be considered a conforming alternative if it has the same functionality as this optimized view. For example, a large screen view with a mega menu, more content, and more complicated interface would not be a conforming alternative to a view optimized for small screen because the two have different functionality.

[Jason] That’s fine, except that I’ve never encountered the term “mega menu” before and I’m surely not alone. Do you have a more explanatory substitute?


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