- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:40:27 -0600
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Cc: User Agent Guidelines Emailing List <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
I like the more general checkpoint proposed by Ian and the corresponding note. Jon At 05:27 PM 1/15/00 -0500, Ian Jacobs wrote: >Harvey Bingham wrote: >> >> Checkpoint 10.6 Allow the user to configure the user agent in named >> profiles that may be shared on systems with distinct user accounts or >> shared by the same user portably across systems with the same operating >> system ?or do we propose such profiles could be made independent of >> operating system?. > >For clarification, I propose changing the checkpoint to read: > > Allow the user to configure the user agent through > profiles. > >And then to define profile as follows: > ><BLOCKQUOTE> >A "profile" is a named and persistent representation >of user preferences that may be used to configure a >user agent. On systems with distinct user accounts, >profiles enable users to reconfigure software quickly >when they log on. Profiles may be shared with other >users. Platform-independent profiles are useful for >those who work in different environments (with the same >user agent). ></BLOCKQUOTE> > >The current text is: > > Allow the user to configure the user agent in named > profiles that may be shared on systems with distinct > user accounts. > >1) I think calling them "named" profiles is unnecessary if > having a name is part of the definition (I feel like Eric Hansen > here! <grin>). > >2) I find the second half of the requirement confusing. What does > is mean to require the user agent to allow sharing? I think > it makes more sense if the definition explains the rationale > behind profiles. > > - Ian > >-- >Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs >Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814 >Cell: +1 917 450-8783 Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Chair, W3C WAI User Agent Working Group Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services College of Applied Life Studies 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 WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/ua
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