Re: Compromise on Numbering: Changing 11 AAA numbers solves the level problem

Hi David,

A number of us had raised this concern in June of 2016, and we have
discussed this previously, although I don't think we ever reached any kind
of decisions, never-mind consensus.

Your current suggestion is but one idea that was floated a year+ ago (a
minor variant of Model 5). Others can be found at:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_2.1_SC_Numbering

I know that when WCAG 2.0 was published in 2008, the numbering of our SC
wasn't really a consideration (per Michael Cooper), but given that since
then most experts (and many caring non-experts) are now not only dependant
on those numbers, and may have tooling and compliance reports that may also
be dependant on those numbers.

In the interest of backward compatibility, I would likely oppose changing
any existing numbers going forward, as it has the appearance of kicking
existing AAA SC "to the curb" (as not even being valuable enough to retain
their original numbers).

JF

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 4:57 PM, David MacDonald <david@can-adapt.com>
wrote:

> The current problem is that new Level SCs come in after AAA in
> thenstandard unless we jugle the order or deemphise number, neither of
> which is ideal.
>
> Here's a proposal that might work as a compromise.
>
> Level AAA SCs are less entrenched in the WCAG culture. What if we agree
> that those numbers can change.
>
> - Change 11 Level AAA SC numbers
> - Insert the new SCs in their proper place
> - move accidental activation to Pointer Guideling as per Steve's
> suggestion Issue #376
> - Make new Speech guideline 2.7
>
> This would allow the numbers to make sense with the levels also in order,
> so no Level A or AA would follow AAA, and would keep ALL Level A and AA SC
> numbers in tact.
>
> Cheers,
> David MacDonald
>
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