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Re: Discussion: Change to SC 2.6.2 Orientation

From: Detlev Fischer <detlev.fischer@testkreis.de>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:36:00 +0200 (CEST)
To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org, redux@splintered.co.uk
Message-Id: <20171018153600.274DB3D0025C@dd24924.kasserver.com>

> So does the language need to explicitly say something along the lines of 
> "Don't lock the content orientation, unless a mechanism is available for 
> the user to unlock it or to explicitly set/change orientation, or if a 
> particular orientation is essential..." ?

In my view, the SC text should *not* refer to a mechanism if only for reason that it will give developers the idea that introducing controls for locking / unlocking on the content level might be a smart idea. KISS!

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