- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:52:41 -0500
- To: Harvey Bingham <hbingham@ACM.org>
- CC: User Agent Guidelines Emailing List <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
Harvey Bingham wrote: > > Checkpoint 8.4 Provide a mechanism for highlighting and identifying > (through a standard interface where available) the current viewport, > selection, and content focus. ?this seems redundant with the following 4.13 > and 4.14, which add user control. Should they be combined? > > [Interesting that in User Agent Responsibilities that the these now come > under subhead: Inherit OS features.] > > Checkpoint 4.13 Allow the user to control how the selection is highlighted > (e.g., foreground and background color). > > Checkpoint 4.14 Allow the user to control how the content focus is > highlighted (e.g., foreground and background color). 8.4 requires existence. 4.13/4.14 require control of style. All are priority 1, and I think they deserve to stand separately although I agree they are close. We might combine 4.13 and 4.14 as we combined the guideline 8 checkpoints on selection and focus. - Ian -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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