- From: David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 09:21:40 +0100 (BST)
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> > > How accessible is .NET when it's compiler removes the title attribute *** > from radio button and check box form controls? Yes there are better *** > ways to make these contols accessible, but when the occasion arises to *** > use the title attribute as a last resort... You are really refering to Web Forms/ ASP.NET here, where I was referring to Common Language Runtime (CLR) code directly using the .NET framework. That Web Forms would produce code without concern for accessibility guidelines was something that I raised on this list maybe two years ago. It also generates invalid HTML (disabled attributes on elements which are not HTML controls). The good thing for the scripting debate, is its own controls and (less likely) user code conforming to the authoring guidelines, always provides server side backup for functions that will be scripted on a cooperating browser. Web Forms is largely about producing an environment where the bulk of programmers can write almost as though they were dealing with a local, stateful, client - although people adding new controls are likely to be exposed to the resulting complexity. There is a likelihood that Web Forms may become common on public web sites, but my guess is that true .NET thick client code will only commonly be used for intranet applications. Unfortunately, I think that Web Forms will prevent any signficant adoption of W3C XML forms extensions. > Behalf Of david poehlman > > how backward compatible is .net? CLR + .NET Framework is backwards compatible to Windows 98, but you will need to install some fairly resource greedy code. Microsoft's business model is dependent on regular software upgrades, so you would expect a great deal of backwards compatibility. I expect the main adoption to be for intranets, where the environment is controlled and the main reason for quoting it was to discuss tools that were designed to meet the technical requirements of "web applications", rather than kludges on top of a simple document language, and information search submission language.
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