- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:18:15 -0500 (EST)
- To: jon gunderson <jongund@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- cc: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
That sounds better in fact. As I understand the requirement, it is that User Interface information is available in a device independent manner. For example, an interface event must be available programmatically (so that it can be rendered as audio, visually, or as otherwise appropriate). The function of a grpahic buton must also be available as text. Charles McCN On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, jon gunderson wrote: Ian, Could we add that at least one of the output modes must be device independent. Jon On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Ian Jacobs wrote: > 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 > -- 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
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