Re: Checkpoints 7.5, 2.5, 2.6, 1.5, 3.8

"Hansen, Eric" wrote:
> 
> To: UA List
> From: Eric Hansen
> Re: Checkpoints 7.5, 2.5, 2.6, 1.5, 3.8
> 
> This memo concerns Ian's memo [2] (Re: Proposal for 7.5 [Was Re: Issue with
> checkpoint 7.5 (search) and serial...) and relates to other memos.
> 
> ====
> 
> Suggestion 2: Refine checkpoint 7.5.
> 
> As for your revised wording for checkpoint 7.5, it seems to be OK but might
> bear some refinement.
> 
> IJ:
> > Proposal, based on Eric's text:
> >
> > <NEW BY IAN>
> > 7.5 Allow the user to search through text that has been rendered.
> >     The search must encompass all text within the
> >     viewport, both inside and outside the point of regard. Allow the
> >     user to start a forward search from a location in content
> > selected
> >     or focused by the user. After a match, allow searching from
> >     location of the match. Provide a case-insensitive search option
> >     when applicable to the natural language of text. [Priority 2]
> 
> A further refinement might be to delimit this to visually-displayed text
> since it is hard to see requiring this (as a minimum requirement) for
> anything more. Thus (NEW by EH): "7.5 Allow the user to search through text
> that has been rendered VISUALLY...."
> 
> New:
> 
> 7.5 Allow the user to search through text that has been rendered visually.
> The search must encompass all text within the viewport, both inside and
> outside the point of regard. Allow the user to start a forward search from a
> location in content selected or focused by the user. After a match, allow
> searching from location of the match. Provide a case-insensitive search
> option when applicable to the natural language of text. [Priority 2]"
> 
> Comment 1:
> 
> I focus on visual rendering since we don't expect them to be able to search
> an audio file. 

We don't expect users to search through audio files, only through 
text content (however that text content is rendered, which may be
as speech). I don't think we need to limit the checkpoint to
searching through a visual rendering. 

 - Ian

> Someone would need to use assistive technology if they needed
> some kind text-to-speech output.



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Received on Monday, 28 August 2000 19:02:37 UTC