Re: Checkpoint 2.2: For presentations only?

Ian,
I think the new proposed checkpoint is better.

Jon


At 01:18 PM 1/23/2001 -0500, Ian Jacobs wrote:
>Hello,
>
>In the 16 Jan 2001 version of the Guidelines [1],
>checkpoint 2.2 reads:
>
>     2.2 For a presentation that requires user input within
>         a specified time interval controlled by the user agent,
>         allow the user to configure the user agent to pause
>         the presentation automatically and await user input
>         before proceeding.
>
>I am working on an action item with Eric to improve
>the definition of "presentation". In reviewing checkpoint
>2.2, I had the following ideas.
>
>1) I feel like checkpoint 2.2 may be unnecessarily
>    bound to the term "presentation":
>
>  - We don't have a rock-solid definition of "presentation"
>    Right now, the definition suggests synchronized multimedia.
>
>  - I believe that this checkpoint covers more than just
>    synchronized multimedia presentations.
>
>2) Checkpoint 2.2 is clearly about content that depends
>on time. This implies that that there may be different
>user interactions possible over the course of time, and
>the checkpoint should be sure to allow that (notably
>for consistency with checkpoint 2.5 to respect synchronization
>cues). A user agent should not satisfy checkpoint 2.2 by
>removing all time-dependencies; it should only satisfy
>checkpoint 2.2 by pausing when user input is required and
>resuming thereafter. Thus, content might evolve for one minute,
>then pause indefinitely for user interaction, then resume
>another minute, then pause indefinitely, etc.
>
>Please consider this rewrite (that includes a couple
>of other simplifications as well) to take into account
>these two points:
>
><NEW>
>2.2 For content that requires user input within a
>time interval controlled by the user agent, allow
>configuration to make the time interval "infinite"
>(i.e., pause automatically at the beginning of each
>time interval where user input is required,
>and resume automatically at the completion of user
>input).
></NEW>
>
>  - Ian
>
>
>[1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WD-UAAG10-20010116/
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Received on Tuesday, 23 January 2001 16:59:14 UTC