Re: Conformance Claim and keyboard API support

Jon Gunderson wrote:
> 
> Ian,
> I think my new wording states your conditions better than the previous
> statement. I think the previous statement is ambiguous on what happens if
> "unless the operating system does not offer one" clause.  My new statement
> says "If an operating system or user agent does not offer or support a
> keyboard API, then the user agent cannot conform to these guidelines." 

The "standard" API doesn't come from the UA, only the OS. Therefore, if
the OS doesn't have one, I still think the UA should be able to conform
by providing at least one API for the keyboard. This means that ATs will 
be able to communicate, just not through a "standard" API (since there
isn't one).

 _ Ian


>It could be their own keyboard API through an infrared link to a Kiosk, but
> they still must offer the keyboard API.
> 
> Jon
> 
> At 06:32 AM 10/7/2000 -0400, Ian Jacobs wrote:
> >Jon Gunderson wrote:
> > >
> > > Since the group has required support for a keyboard API, I don't think the
> > > we should allow any type of conformance if a user agent cannot support a
> > > keyboard API.  The group could address this issue in a future version of
> > > the document.
> > >
> > > Currently the conformance section makes the following statement:
> > > "Checkpoints that refer to the keyboard always apply. The subject must
> > > implement the standard API for the keyboard unless the operating system
> > > does not offer one."
> > >
> > > I think we should state:
> > > "Checkpoints that refer to the keyboard always apply. The subject must
> > > implement the standard keyboard API.  If an operating system or user agent
> > > does not offer or support a keyboard API, then the user agent cannot
> > > conform to these guidelines."
> >
> >1) The UA is required (in all cases) to implement a keyboard API (no
> >conformance
> >possible without this).
> >
> >2) The UA is required to implement the standard system API for the
> >keyboard if
> >one exists.
> >
> >I think we shouldn't say "On that particular operating system, you can't
> >have any user agents at all that conform to UAAG 1.0 since there is no
> >standard API
> >for the keyboard." It does make it harder on AT developers to
> >communicate since
> >they don't have a standard to follow, but it is possible to have
> >combinations of software
> >that work together. For that reason -- it's not absolutely impossible --
> >I think that
> >conformance should be possible in case 2.
> >
> >  - Ian
> >
> >
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> Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
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Received on Tuesday, 10 October 2000 03:28:00 UTC