- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 22:34:11 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 18/09/2015 17:01, Richard Schwerdtfeger wrote: > The issue is that user agents have a lot of issues to contend with wrt. > their UI. They may introduce new interaction models or different layout > paradigm shifts. If we start specifying user agent behavior it handcuffs > them. > > However, should a host language or browser decide to leverage ARIA > (which I think would be wise in some cases) to provide a better user > experience then that is where the UI should be decided. > > This is why ARIA neither requires or forbids user agents from enhancing > native presentation and interaction behaviors. Random interesting example from a while ago: IE10/IE11/Edge on touchscreen devices take aria-haspopup as a hint to simulate hover behavior (and not firing subsequent events like click, thus allowing for hover-based menus to work on mobile/tablet, for instance) https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/jj152135(v=vs.85).aspx P -- Patrick H. Lauke www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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