- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:26:57 -0400
- To: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- CC: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Charles McCathieNevile wrote: > > 3. is not a requirement, it is a technique. So is 2. for that matter. I split them into "must", "should" and "may", where the minimal requirement is number 1: "must". _ Ian > An example of a mechanism that does not rely on colour is a border or > underline. > > Otherwise, I agree. > > Cheers > > Charles > > On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Ian Jacobs wrote: > > Hello, > > Checkpoints 4.13 and 4.14 of "Determining Conformance to the > User Agent Guidelines 1.0" are: > > Checkpoint 4.13 Allow the user to configure how the selection > is highlighted (e.g., foreground and background > color). > > Checkpoint 4.14 Allow the user to configure how the content focus is > highlighted (e.g., foreground and background color). > > I propose for both of these the following requirements: > > 1) The UA must allow for at least one highlight mechanism that doesn't > rely on color alone. > > 2) The UA should follow applicable system conventions for selection > and focus rendering. > > 3) The UA may satisfy this checkpoint by implementing the CSS > ':focus' pseudo-element. Refer also to CSS 2's dynamic outlines [2]. > > [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/2000/05/ua-minreqs > [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/ui.html#dynamic-outlines > -- > Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs > Tel: +1 831 457-2842 > Cell: +1 917 450-8783 > > > -- > Charles McCathieNevile mailto:charles@w3.org phone: +61 (0) 409 134 136 > W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI > Location: I-cubed, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053 > Postal: GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne 3001, Australia -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 831 457-2842 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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