- From: mark novak <menovak@facstaff.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 09:19:58 -0500
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
hi Ian I would be happy to try to assist, but it may be a week or so until I can free up some quality time to attack this.... I also agree with your approach below, and will attempt to handle in that fashion. Mark At 2:23 PM -0500 10/31/98, Ian Jacobs wrote: >mark novak wrote: > >> In section 9, built in accessibility features of some current operating >>systems, under >9.1, 9.2, and 9.3, there are some errors (e.g., >>ToggleKeys does not use the modifier >keys) and omissions (e.g., Sticky >>Keys in the Apple Macintosh has four modifier keys), >and the differing >>descriptions for similar features I also think is a problem. Please >>>note, these comments might seem "nit-picking" fine points, but because >>I'm assuming >this document is for review, in a large part by people >>outside the rehabilitation >field, I think it is very important for those >>of us in the field to use consistent >terminology. That is why I think >>the features listed in sections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 >should have as similar >>a description as possible (with in the scope of each OS). If >people are >>in agreement, I'd be happy to take a first pass at this task. > >Hi Mark, > >I don't believe the current version of the techniques document [1] >is different with respect to the above paragraph. The editors >would welcome any effort to: > >1) Reduce redundancy in sections (now numbered) 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3. > > Can we abstract the features and describe them one time? Then, > in subsections dedicated to each platform, we can simply state > which features are supported and any differences from the >abstractions. > This would make the document easier to read and reduce the chance > of error. > >2) Establish a definitive and correct list of features. > >Please let us know if you want to take a stab at this. > >Thanks in advance, > > - Ian > >[1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WD-WAI-USERAGENT-19981030/ >-- >Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) >Tel/Fax: (212) 684-1814 >http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs
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