- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 23:13:56 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org, jbrewer@w3.org
Ian Jacobs wrote: > > Hello, > > I've just published the 8 March 2000 versions of the > UA Guidelines [1], Techniques [2], and Implementation Report [3]. > > I apologize for the delays, but I hope the results will > make it worth the wait. I realize that there isn't much > time before tomorrow's meeting, but please try to review > the Guidelines before the teleconference tomorrow [4]. I would > like to ensure that this draft represents the resolutions > to issues raised during Candidate Rec. > > I did not have time to write, edit, and > incorporate long descriptions into this version of the techniques > document. I realize this is important and will do this as soon as > possible. > > Still to come: > > - A list of changes for the Guidelines. I won't put together > a list of changes to the Techniques since this was a major > overhaul. Changes available and quoted below (search for CHANGES::) http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/wai-ua-wd-changes.html > [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/CR-UAAG10-20000308/ > [2] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WD-UAAG10-TECHS-20000308/ > [3] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WD-UAAG10-IMP-20000308/ > [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000JanMar/0454.html -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Cell: +1 917 450-8783 CHANGES:: Versions [5]CR-UAAG10-20000308 and [6]WD-UAAG10-TECHS-20000308 Changes to the Guidelines This is a revision of the Candidate Recommendation for Working Group review. Conformance * Additional information required for well-formed conformance claims (product information). * Some edits to tighten section on well-formed conformance claims. * Example claim now in HTML Checkpoints * 1.5: Edited based on resolution to [7]issue 195. * 2.1: Added cross reference to checkpoints in Guideline 5 per [8]1 March teleconference. * 2.2: Changed wording of example based on resolution to [9]issue 191. * 2.6: Added collated text transcript to checkpoint text based on resolution to [10]issue 204. Also, moved note after checkpoint into checkpoint text. * 3.3: Edited parenthetical text based on comments from Nir Dagan and Henrik Nielsen. * 4.8: Added text transcript and collated text transcript to checkpoint text based on resolution to [11]issue 204. * 4.16: Editorial: deleted the word "spawned"; use "open" instead. * 5.1: Limited to read access to DOM 2 core/html modules based on resolution to [12]issue 190 and [13]issue 206. * 5.2: New. Based on resolution to [14]issue 190 and [15]issue 206. * 5.3: New. Based on resolution to [16]issue 203. * 5.4: New. Based on resolution to [17]issue 206. * 5.8: Note added based on resolution to [18]issue 200 and [19]issue 201 and * 6.2: Two changes: 1. Wording changed based on resolution of [20]issue 196 and [21]issue 205. 2. changed "specification" to "Recommendation" [22]Change proposed by Ian based on suggestion from W3C Director. * 8.4: Clarified based on resolution to [23]issue 198. * 9.4: editorial: added "image" to examples, removed the word "clip" from examples. * 9.5: changed "content" to "rendered content" in checkpoint text. Ian made this change upon review of the document. * 10.7: Reduced scope based on resolution to [24]issue 197. * 10.8: Clarified based on resolution to [25]issue 199. References * References to HTML 4.0 updated to HTML 4.01, as well as links to elements/attributes. * Updated ATAG 1.0. * Removed DOM 1 references since unused. * Per [26]3 February teleconf, references to WCAG are narrowed to WCAG 1.0. Glossary * New entries: Audio presentation, collated text transcript, document object model, content, offscreen model. * Deleted entries: Spawned viewport, "Documents, Elements, and Attributes". * Harmonized entry structure and capitalization. * Added noframes and noscript examples to definition of alternative equivalent per [27]2 March teleconference. * Edited entries for transcript and recognize. * Other entries edited. Editorial * Expanded section 1.3 to talk about checkpoint grouping and ordering. * Edited rationales of Guideline 4 (with some info from Guideline 2) and Guideline 11. * Processed [28]comments from Eric Hansen. * Processed [29]comments from Susan Lesch. * Ensured order of checkpoints by priority. Changes to the Techniques This is a major revision of the Techniques document, with too many changes to document easily. The text should be less redundant, less verbose, easier to read, and more complete. Some stuff: * Deleted appendix 6 on techniques for ATs and integrated elsehwere. The techniques were almost all in the body of the document anywya. * Deleted appendix * New references and references divided into groups (guidelines, user agents, resources, etc.). * Add PNG format for images. * Incorporated [30]comments on techniques from Susan Lesch. * Fixed techniques based on comments from Nir Dagan: [31]Nir comments 1, [32]Nir comments 2, [33]Nir comments 3.
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