- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 10:36:38 -0700
- To: David Poehlman <poehlman@clark.net>, Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Thanks for your comments. It is not too late. Jon At 03:30 PM 7/23/99 -0400, David Poehlman wrote: >Hi Ian and all! >I in reading through the techniques document began to become confused >with some terms when applied to the ua development environment. the >terms in question are <nonvisual> and <visual>. >My confusion stems from the fact that these two terms are not clear >cut when referring to user agents. perhaps graphical and non >graphical would be better terms? or perhaps assistive and non >assistive or standard would be better still? It is quite possible for >instance for a <nonvisual> person to use a <visual> interface provided >the <visual> user agent exposed all of its information to assistive >technology which the individual or user might use in order to access >it. Also, <nonvisual> has a negative connotation and is not as >segratable as it might seem. For instance, you might have some with a >need for a <lowvisual> interface that enculcates the same properties >or many of them as a "<nonvisual> interface. > >I hope this is not too late nor considered to be a mere semantic issue >because it is important to make meaning clear when working with >developpers. If I, a <nonvisual> person who has just enough knowledge >of what it takes to develop a browser or other ua to be dangerous, is >confused by this, I imagine others will be as well. I'll be happy to >help in making this clearer in any way that I can. >Thanks! > >Ian Jacobs wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> The 16 July versions of the User Agent Guidelines [1] and techniques [2] >> are now available on line as are the list of changes to the guidelines >> and the techniques [3]. These drafts do not differ significantly from >> the 9 July drafts. >> >> This Interest Group will be invited to review this draft, as we >> decided at the 14 July teleconf [4]. >> >> All comments welcome, >> >> - Ian >> >> [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WAI-USERAGENT-19990716/ >> [2] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WAI-USERAGENT-TECHS-19990716/ >> [3] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/wai-ua-wd-changes.html >> [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/1999JulSep/0018.html >> >> -- >> Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs >> Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814 > >-- >Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >Touching The Internet: >mailto:poehlman@clark.net >Voice: 301.949.7599 >ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman >http://poehlman.clark.net >Dynamic Solutions Inc. >Best of service >for your small business >network needs! >http://www.dnsolutions.com > >---sig off--- > 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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