- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:36:10 -0700
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Responses in JRG: At 07:20 PM 8/8/99 -0400, Ian Jacobs wrote: >Hello, > >The proposal below addresses link-related checkpoints >in guideline 9 (Orientation). However, in [2], there >are link-related checkpoints related to graphical >rendering of link information: > >7.12 Provide a mechanism (e.g., through style sheets) to > distinguish visited links from unvisited links. [Priority 3] > Note. Using color as the only distinguishing > factor does not suffice since color may not > be perceivable by all users or rendered by all devices. > >7.13 Allow the user to specify (e.g., through style sheets) that > images used in links must have borders. [Priority 3] > >Should these checkpoints be folded into the ones proposed below, >or do they merit a separate existence? As written, 7.12 would >fit into the first checkpoint proposed below. JRG: 7.12 seems to be dealing with the same issue as the new checkpoint proposed for determining whether a link should be followed or not. SO I think they should be combined. > >However, 7.13 says "Use a visual highlighting mechanism to tell >people this image is a link." Checkpoint 7.13 doesn't quite fall >under 1.2: "Ensure that the user can interact with all active >elements of a document in a device-independent manner." since >it suggests (to me) activation, not recognition of a link. > >I propose that we modify 7.13 and move it to guideline 6 >(user control of styles) or guideline 9 (orientation, where >similar checkpoints reside): > > Provide a mechanism for highlighting and identifying (through > a standard interface where available) active elements of > a document. JRG: I like the change, since it is device dependent. This could even relate to auditory interfaces saying "link" before saying the link text. I think wherevere possible we should minimize the use of visual references. > For example, allow the user to specify that images in links > be rendered with borders. > > - Ian > > >Ian Jacobs wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I received an action item at the 28 July teleconf [1] to propose >> a checkpoint that would merge checkpoints 9.16, 9.17, and 9.18 >> as defined in the 16 July draft [2]. In that draft, they read: >> >> - Make available whether a chosen link (target) has already been visited >> - Make available whether a chosen link (target) is local to the >> document. >> - Make available whether following a link will involve a fee. >> >> In light of decisions at the 4 August teleconf [3], I propose the >> following >> checkpoints: >> >> 1) Make available information about a link that will enable the >> user to decide whether to follow the link. [Priority 3] >> NOTE: Useful information includes: whether the link has already >> been visited, whether it leads to a different document, and >> what is the expected natural language of the link target. >> >> 2) Allow the user to know whether following a link will involve a fee. >> [Priority 2]. >> NOTE: This information may be provided through the standard user >> interface provided the interface is accessible. Thus, any prompt >> asking the user to confirm payment must be accessible. >> >> For checkpoint 2, please note that this was agreed upon at the >> 4 August teleconference. [3]. >> >> - Ian >> >> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/1999JulSep/0056.html >> [2] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WAI-USERAGENT-19990716/ >> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/1999JulSep/0078.html >> >> -- >> Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs >> Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814 > >-- >Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs >Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814 > 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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