- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 23:47:02 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Responses to Ian are in JRG: Jon Gunderson wrote: > >Current checkpoint in 31 March WD > 7.2.1 [Priority 1] > For desktop graphical browsers. Export programmatic interfaces to ATs and > follow operating system conventions to do so > > Expanded checkpoints from 7.2.1 (other checkpoints in guideline 7.2 would > remain). > > Checkpoint 7.2.a [Priority 1] > Provide programmatic access for dependent user agents to content in the > currently rendered WWW content. Does access mean read/write? JRG: This is a good question. I think we want to give the opportunity to read and write so maybe we should restate the guideline as: Provide programmatic access for dependent user agents to read and manipulate the content in the currently rendered HTML content (or document tree). Can we say "document tree" if that'swhat we mean? JRG: Is the document tree also apart of multi-media players? Why I said content instead of the document tree is that I want to include in this checkpoint mult-media players and other plugins like Adobe Acobat that may not be HTML. Maybe we could have 2 checkpoints one for HTML content (or W3C recommended content) which could use the term document tree and another for proprietary content (non-W3C recommend content). Document Tree sounds more technical to me than just content, but as long as it is interpreted as the same thing I guess it is alright. > Checkpoint 7.2.b [Priority 1] > Provide programmatic access for dependent user agents to desktop user agent > controls: including menus, toolbars and other user interface elements that > are used to direct and control the rendering of WWW content. What does the last clause: "that are used to direct andcontrol" mean? JRG: It is just my attempt to be inclusive of all types of user interface controls. I think it would be also good to add the phrase "and indicate status or other orientation information". Does that imply not all menus or functionalities available through menus? JRG: some functionalities may not be available through menus > Checkpoint 7.2.c [Priority 1] > Provide programmatic access for dependent user agents to be informed about > changes in the active control and element focus. Can we say "selection" and "focus"? JRG: Sure > Checkpoint 7.2.d [Priority 1] > Provide a programmatic interface for dependent user agents to simulate user > interface and WWW content control events. > > Checkpoint 7.2.e [Priority 2] > Provide a programmatic interface for dependent user agents to manipulate > the rendering of WWW content. This sounds too vague. We were asked to break out checkpointsin Guideline 5.1. Why not here? JRG: This could be removed if 7.2.a is changed to include manipulation. > Provide a programmatic interface for dependent user agents to know if a > link (anchor) has been visited or not. The specificity of this one strikes me when compared to the other ones. I agree with it, but it could be part of several ofthe previous checkpoint. JRG: This was a topic of discussion in the last telecon and some people felt it was important. It is not available through DOM and probablt never will do to privacy issues. So I included it as a low priority checkpoint. IE already exposes this information through Active Accessibility. Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-244-5870 Fax: 217-333-0248 E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund http://www.als.uiuc.edu/InfoTechAccess
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