- From: Denis Anson <danson@miseri.edu>
- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:22:59 -0500
- To: "Ian Jacobs" <ij@w3.org>, <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
Ian, I would suggest that, rather than saying "one output mechanism" we say "one sensory modality." To a programmer, one output mechanism might suggest displaying on the screen and printing on the printer. The intent is to have multisensory information, and this would make it more clear. Denis -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ua-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ua-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Ian Jacobs Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 3:05 PM To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org Subject: Proposed clarification of Checkpoint 1.5 Hello, Issue 195 [1] states that reviewers of the Candidate Recommendation [2] had difficulties understanding the wording of checkpoint 1.5: <BLOCKQUOTE> 1.5 Ensure that the user interface provides information through redundant output modes. [Priority 1] </BLOCKQUOTE> Therefore I propose this clarification: <BLOCKQUOTE> 1.5 Ensure that the user interface presents information through more than one output mechanism. (Note afterwards): For example, alert the user to an event with a graphical cue, and an audio cue, and a text message on the status bar. Refer also to checkpoint 5.4. </BLOCKQUOTE> Also, we can add to the techniques document that the user may want to configure the output modes. - Ian [1] http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#195 [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-UAAG10-20000128 -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814 or 212 532-4767 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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