- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:20:25 -0700
- To: Liddy Nevile <Liddy.Nevile@motile.net>
- Cc: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>, WAI-IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 01:25 PM, Liddy Nevile wrote: > > I agree about automated filters and they are, for me, off topic. I > would like the tag ib the subject line for me, the human reader. Newer list software -- e.g. Majordomo 2.0 -- allows the user to set the subject line to contain the prefix or not contain the prefix as per her preferences. Some mail agents allow the subject line to be edited based on filter rules. I think it's tangentially on-topic, as this illustrates a case where a preference may or may not be configurable, and may or may not be an accessibility problem. (For example: Let's consider someone with a learning disability trying to use a mailing list. Many people WITHOUT cognitive impairments have problems setting up mail filters -- so an indication in the subject line may be considered an accessibility solution for some. However, it is redundant and annoying for others, and may present usability problems for them. The best solution is the one taken by Majordomo 2, which allows each user to configure to taste. This type of solution currently is not widely deployed on Web sites.) --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://kynn.com Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain http://idyllmtn.com Author, CSS in 24 Hours http://cssin24hours.com Inland Anti-Empire Blog http://blog.kynn.com/iae Shock & Awe Blog http://blog.kynn.com/shock
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