- From: John Foliot <john@foliot.ca>
- Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:26:28 -0500
- To: Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
- Cc: Léonie Watson <lwatson@tetralogical.com>, "w3c-wai-gl@w3.org" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAKdCpxxo3Mw8LPdpHnmYXGu8D-59NqbsTnD6J+v0tvW9TDj+6g@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Alistair, Respectfully, the fixed taxonomy for SC 1.3.5 is *NOT* an Appendix to WCAG 2.1, it is a normative part of the new spec (Section 7), and as such is extremely rigid/brittle. The reason why we replicated those @autocomplete values from HTML5 was for the same reason we need a repository - the concern that *if* HTML5 modified the @autocomplete attributes, it would have a potentially negative impact on WCAG (as an unintended consequence). Having one of our specs referencing another spec adds an additional level of overhead to manage/coordinate. Additionally, while the only *real* technique available at scale today to meet SC 1.3.5 is to use the @autocomplete attribute, there is a strong anticipation that the emergent Personalization spec (Module 1) will introduce another technique, the @data-purpose attribute <https://w3c.github.io/personalization-semantics/content/index.html#purpose-explanation>, which will once again re-purpose the already documented values of HTML5/WCAG 2.1-Section 7 (in practice 3 versions of ostensibly the same 'list' of fixed values - thus the need Leonie is asking about). JF On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 10:37 AM Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com> wrote: > Hi Leonie, > > I saw a message about that to WG chairs, but my understanding is that we > haven't created anything that would qualify as a registry. > > We've generally tried to refer to things externally (e.g. HTML, ARIA) > rather maintain our own listing. For example, WCAG 2.1 has an appendix of > 'purposes' for 1.3.5, but the main (practical) technique is to use > autocomplete values from HTM 5.x. > > I could be wrong, the language was oriented for more technical groups but > it felt like fitting a square peg in a round hole for us. > > Cheers, > > -Alastair > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Léonie Watson <lwatson@tetralogical.com> > Sent: 18 February 2021 15:11 > To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org > Subject: Registries and WCAG? > > Hello AG, > > I recall that there has been discussion about the use of registries with > WCAG. If my memory is correct it was John Folio that first mentioned it, > possibly in relation to storing things like the autocomplete values for > 1.3.5 (Identify Input Purpose), but I may be wrong about the detail. > > I'm mentioning it now because the W3 Process CG has been trying to figure > out registries and could use some input from WG that might find them useful. > > The issue is here: > https://github.com/w3c/w3process/issues/168 > > Léonie. > > > -- > Director @TetraLogical > https://tetralogical.com/ > >
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