MINUTES(edited): W3C WAI User Agent Telecon 12 Janaury 2000

Attendance

Chair: Jon Gunderson

Scribe: Ian Jacobs

Present: 
Jim Allan 
Denis Anson
Kitch Barnicle 
Harvey Bingham 
Dick Brown
Charles McCathieNevile
Gregory J. Rosmaita

Regrets: 
David Poehlman 
Rich Schwerdtfeger


Action Items

Completed Action Items

   1.IJ: Draft a statement for time of publication, there is no
authoritative body that validates claims of conformance 
     http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0073.html 

   2.IJ: Repropose the delivery mechanism of conformance statement to allow
documentation as an option
     http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0073.html 

   3.IJ: Follow up on EH's e-mail with some comments from this meeting
related to issue LC#138 (will post as new issues if any)
     Status: done 

   4.IJ: Publish a new draft of requirements document that incorporates
JG'sand other comments. 
     http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0048.html 

   5.IJ: Make clearer in Checkpoint 8.1 that it is "information provided to
the user." 
     Status: done 

   6.IJ: Harmonize language in the spec so that a single expression is used
to indicate "provide information to the user". (as opposed to
programmatically). Indicate
     both explicitly when both. 
     Status: done 

   7.IJ: Indicate that this is a special case of 10.3
     Status: done 

   8.GR: Write a technique on how to create accessible installation
     Satus: Already be integrated or sent to list 

Continued Action Items 

   1.JG: Review techniques for Guideline 8.9 

   2.JG: Draft a preliminary implementation report for CR consideration 

   3.DB: Ask IE Team about publication of review of IE 5 and Pri 1
checkpoints. 

   4.DB: Find out how developers find out which appropriate triggers to use
in Windows for using built-in accessibility features (i.e. sound sentry,
show sounds, ...)

   5.DP: Propose new Checkpoint 1.5 for access to system messages 

   6.GR: Send to the list techniques for how to use and control focus to
not have new windows cause problems for usability. In particular, how this
will work with ATs. 

   7.MK: Find out techniques for sending text search requests to servers of
streamed text. 

   8.MR: Review techniques for topic 3.1 (Multi-media) 

   9.MR: Review techniques for Guideline 4 (Multi-media) 

  10.MR: Run a multimedia player through the guidelines for January. 

  11.MQ: Ask Mark about meaning of comment raised in Issue #167 

  12.WC: Take form submission to GL WG to discuss issues related to
inadvertent submission. 

New Action Items 

   1.IJ: Update document with resolutions for issue LC#162 

   2.IJ: Update document with resolutions for issue LC#166 

   3.IJ: Update document with resolutions for issue LC#175 

   4.IJ: Update document with resolutions for Issue LC#176 

   5.GR: Send screen shot of JFW link list to the list 

Minutes

NEXT MEETING: 13 January 2000 @ 2pm ET for 90 minutes

Agenda [1]

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0050.html 

1) Review of action items

1.IJ: Draft a statement for time of publication, there is no authoritative
body that validates claims of conformance 
Done: 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0073.html 

2.IJ: Repropose the delivery mechanism of conformance statement to allow
documentation as an option 
Done: 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0073.html 

3.IJ: Follow up on EH's e-mail with some comments from this meeting related
to issue LC#138 (will post as new issues if any) 
Note done. 

4.IJ: Publish a new draft of requirements document that incorporates
JG'sand other comments. 
Done. 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0048.html 

5.IJ: Make clearer in Checkpoint 8.1 that it is "information provided to
the user." 
Done. 

6.IJ: Harmonize language in the spec so that a single expression is used to
indicate "provide information to the user". (as opposed to
programmatically). Indicate both
explicitly when both. 
Done. 

7.IJ: Indicate that this is a special case of 10.3 
Done. 

8.JG: Review techniques for Guideline 8.9 
Done. 

9.JG: Draft a preliminary implementation report for CR consideration 
Status: For this afternoon. 

10.DB: Ask IE Team about publication of review of IE 5 and Pri 1 checkpoints. 
Status: Pending. 

11.DB: Find out how developers find out which appropriate triggers to use
in Windows for using built-in accessibility features (i.e. sound sentry,
show sounds, ...) 
Status: Pending. 

12.DP: Propose new Checkpoint 1.5 for access to system messages 
Status: Not done. 

13.GR: Send to the list techniques for how to use and control focus to not
have new windows cause problems for usability. In particular, how this will
work with
ATs. 
Status: Pending. 

14.GR: Write a technique on how to create accessible installation 
Status: Pending. Refer to GR's email on installation. 

15.MK: Find out techniques for sending text search requests to servers of
streamed text. 
Status: Not done. 

16.MR: Review techniques for topic 3.1 (Multi-media) 
Status: Not done. 

17.MR: Review techniques for Guideline 4 (Multi-media) 
Status: Not done. 

18.MR: Run a multimedia player through the guidelines for January. 
Status: Not done. 

19.MQ: Ask Mark about meaning of comment raised in Issue #167 
Status: Not done. 

GR: MN not back from Japan yet. 

20.WC: Take form submission to GL WG to discuss issues related to
inadvertent submission. 
Status: Not done. 

2) Announcements 

1.Regular UA telecon scheduled 13 January 2000 at 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Eastern Standard Time, USA 
http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/2000/01/wai-ua-telecon-20000113.html 

3) F2F Meeting to process Proposed Recommendation Issues 

CMN: Based on ATAG, I think it would be worthwhile. I'd also suggest
allowing a long time. Book extra time (3-4 weeks) Note: CMN will be in the
UA in April. 

GR: Other WAI meetings around CSUN. 

JG: WCAG may not meet then due to unavailability of chairs. Possibly 27 March. 

JG: Who's willing to go to a meeting late March, early April: KB, CMN, DB,
DA, GR, IJ, HB, JG. 

4) Candidate Recommendation Preparation 


http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0049.html 

HB: Do we get an early read from developers? 

IJ: I think coordination is the piece that's missing in our preparation for
CR. 

KB: The plan is reasonable. 

DB: I will coordinate with IE Team. 

GR: JG should contact MH at ProdWorks. 

GR: I can work with Dolphin. 

GR: I can talk to Håkon (since I'm a beta tester). How would we handle a
review of a beta-version? 

IJ: I will talk to Håkon. 

CMN: I'll be talking to RealNetworks people in Seattle. 

JG: Other Netscape contacts? 

GR: Mozilla? 

JR: We can talk to IBM contacts about Mozilla. 

Schedule for CR: 

IJ: Probably not ready for CR 14 January. Will try for following week. 

5) User Agent Responsibilities Document

http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/2000/01/ua-resp-20000109 

GR: I like the direction it's taking. 

JG: Send comments to the list. 

6) Issue LC#162: Raise priority of 8.9 (consistency in configs) to P2. 

http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#162 

KB: How will developers say that they meet this checkpoint? 

JG: How much consistency is required? 

IJ: Seems like usability, not accessibility to me. 

GR: If the configuration changes significantly, it should be noted in
documentation and README. 

IJ: Seems like definition of P3 applies. 

DA: Can be a bigger problem for users with cognitive difficulties.
Rearranging controls makes it very difficult. 

KB: Is documentation of changes more important? 

IJ: Another factor - difficulty of establishing minimal requirement. 

JG: If the change makes using the tool easier, but there is inconsistency,
what do you do? 

DA/GR: I think it's arguably a P2, but we do have a problem with
identifying how you meet it. 

CMN: My gut feeling is P2, but not sure. 

JA: Same here. It's hard to nail down which direction to go on this. 

GR: We need to point developers to the other aspects of the question,
notably documentation of changes. 

HB: I think P3 is ok. 

DB: I think P3 is ok. 

KB: This falls to me in the category of general UI design. 

Proposed: 
- Delete checkpoint 8.9. Move discussion to guideline rationale or
principles of accessible design. 
- Talk about documentation of changes in G11. 

DA: We're trying to say: don't make arbitrary changes. Will that being in
prose alone make it clear that this is an accessibility issue? 

GR: I'm ok with deleting the checkpoint as long as clearly indicate that
documentation important. 

DA: I still think it's a significant issue, even if it's in the
documentation. It's a burden beyond the documentation. 

KB: I agree that it's an important issue. 

IJ: Proposed: 
- Delete 8.9 
- Add a checkpoint in documentation (P3)? 

GR: Dolphin offers compatibility modes. This has boosted their sales.
Propose adding a technique to configuration checkpoint about compatibility
with previous UIs. 

Resolved: 
- In principles of design, add consistency to list of good design ideas. 
- Delete 8.9 
- Add a P2 checkpoint in G11 about documenting changes 
- Add a technique to config checkpoint about compatibility modes. 

Action IJ: Update document with these changes. 

7) Issue LC#166: Review priority of 10.5 (default configs that interfere
with OS conventions) 

http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#166 

IJ: 10.5 in 20 Dec 1999 draft. 

DA: If the OS intercepts keystrokes, the UA won't see those inputs. 

JG: But that's the same for everyone. 

DA: But may be an accessibility if you can do it through mouse but not
keyboard. 

KB: That's covered by 1.1 

GR: Do we have "mobility access keyboard modifiers reserved for the
operating system" in the techniques document? 

JB: I think in the appendix. 

GR: Based on the second sentence it's a P1 item. (e.g., breaking
accessibility input methods). 

Resolved: 
- Change 10.5 to P1 "Avoid default input configurations that interfere with
operating system accessibility conventions." 
- Move first sentence of note afterwards to techniques for 5.6 

Action IJ: Update document with these changes. 

8) Issue LC#175: Proposed raise (to P1) of checkpoint 4.18 

http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#175 

IJ: 4.15 in 20 Dec draft. 

GR: In the absence of notification, serious accessibility problems. People
think that their history mechanism is broken. People often work around by
shutting down
the browser window. 

DB: I think it's inconvenient, but not impossible. P2. 

GR: The key point is knowing; not the event itself. 

Resolved: 
- Leave P2 
- Move "SMIL" example in Note to techniques. (Ian to simplify) 
- Add cross-ref from 4.15 to 9.1 

Action IJ: Update document with these changes 

9) Issue LC#176: Proposed change in priority (P3 to P2) for checkpoint 8.7
(link information) 

http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#176 

IJ: 8.3 in 20 December draft. 

KB: If a UA implements CSS, do they meet this checkpoint? 

IJ: If pseudo-elements supported. 

DA: If you have a page with lots of links, if you don't have a way to know
which you've visited, you have to memorize that and it's difficult to
access the data. 

GR: There are a lot of superfluous links on pages, notably portal pages. 

DA: I think it's a P2. 

GR: I think P1, but can live with P2. 

JA: I think it's a P2. 

HB: I think it's a P2. 

DB: I think it's a P2. 

Proposed: 
- Make 8.3 and 8.7 P2. 

DB: I have a reservation about making 8.7 P2. I think developers might not
add features because of this. 

DA: You can't find a way to present link information that is accessible to
everyone. 

GR: Refer to section 3.3 of techniques document (link techniques) 

KB: Do we have a checkpoint for link presentation? 

IJ: Yes: 8.6 

KB: If the UA supports CSS, does that suffice? Or does the UA also have to
provide a piece of UI for presenting information? Or must the default style
sheet
display all information? 

Consensus: 
- The concept is P2. 
- Problems with ambiguity of the checkpoint. There may be some
implementation problems. 
- Configuration less important if UA makes right choice about what
information to present. 

Action GR: Send screen shot of JFW link view. 

Resolved: 
- Add (back the old) checkpoint for visited/unvisited links P2. If you
don't have access to that information is to follow a link and then return.
For complex pages, this
becomes an unreasonable burden for people with non-graphical browsers or
cognitive disabilities. 
- Leave 8.3 and 8.7 as is (removing visited). 

Action IJ: Update document with these changes.



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