Re: Proposed resolution to Issue 549

I think changing colors would be considered a style effect covered in 
checkpoint 4.3 anyway.  SO maybe we really need no change to this checkpoint.

Jon


At 10:56 AM 9/25/2002 -0700, Ian B. Jacobs wrote:
>Jon Gunderson wrote:
>>New provision #1:
>>Allow configuration to render animated or blinking text content as 
>>motionless, unblinking text. Blinking text is text whose visual rendering 
>>changes the foreground and/or background colors (i.e. typically to make 
>>the text invisible or visible), at any rate of change.
>
>This checkpoint is primarily for users with photosensitive epilepsy.
>I don't know whether changing colors (e.g., green to light green to
>blue to red foreground color) has any impact on these users.
>
>I would not wish to broaden the checkpoint unless we know
>that these users are adversely affected by general color changes.
>
>  - Ian
>
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Received on Wednesday, 25 September 2002 14:35:11 UTC