Re: Proposed reformulation of frames checkpoint

looks good to me,
Jon


At 10:48 AM 9/22/99 -0400, Ian Jacobs wrote:
>Hello, 
>
>As per my action item of [1], here's a proposal for new
>wording for checkpoint 4.12 of [2].
>
>Old Text:
>
>   4.12 Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of frames. [Priority
>
>New Text:
>
>   4.12 Allow the user to choose between a frameset or its
>        alternative supplied by the author. 
>
>        Note. For example, in HTML, allow the user to
>              choose between a frameset or a NOFRAMES
>              alternative. The ability to control frames is 
>              important for users with screen readers and users 
>              with some cognitive impairments. 
>
>Note that in this formulation, there is no reference
>to "turning frames on or off". 
>
>At no extra cost, here's a proposed addition to checkpoint 8.1
>
>Current Text:
>
>  8.1 Allow the user to navigate viewports (including frames).
>  Note. Navigating into a viewport makes it the current viewport.
>
>Proposed addition to the beginning of the Note: 
>
>For example, when all frames of a frameset are displayed 
>side-by-side, allow the user to navigate among them
>with the keyboard. Or, when frames are displayed individually
>(e.g., by a text browser or speech synthesizer), provide
>a list of links to individual frames.
>
> - Ian
>
>[1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/1999/09/wai-ua-telecon-19990915.html
>[2] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WAI-USERAGENT-19990827/
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Received on Wednesday, 22 September 1999 16:11:39 UTC