- From: Gregory J. Rosmaita <oedipus@hicom.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:33:26 -0400
- To: Jan Richards <jan.richards@utoronto.ca>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
excellent work, jan! you get a plus one from me... gregory. --------------------------------------------------------------- DELIBERATION, n. The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on. Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary --------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory J. Rosmaita: oedipus@hicom.net Camera Obscura: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/ Oedipus' Online Complex: http://my.opera.com/oedipus/ United Blind Advocates for Talking Signs: http://ubats.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Jan Richards <jan.richards@utoronto.ca> To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org Cc: oedipus@hicom.net Sent: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:08:35 -0400 Subject: Re: UAWG Action Item: Proposal on 3.4 Toggle scripts > As I looked at how to fold in Gregory's comments, I'm wondering > if the checkpoint needs to be part of "Guideline 5. Ensure user > control of user interface behavior" where many of the > checkpoints already concern opening viewports. > > 5.X Provide user control of spawned windows > > 1. Allow configuration so that users must explicitly consent > before additional windows are spawned. > > 2. Allow configuration so that spawned windows are always fully > functional user agent windows (i.e. resizable, scrollable, > available to extensions, incorporating user display settings, > etc.) and ignore content requests to reduce window > functionality (e.g. fixed size, hidden scrollbars). > > Cheers, > Jan > > PS: I've also done by other action item, to update the Wiki for 3.1. > > Jan wrote: > > > Instead of turning off scripts to prevent authors from opening > > stripped-down browser windows, I suggest we create a new checkpoint > > (it might instead be a success criteria after we re-organize): > > > > X.Y Toggle user agent window formatting > > > > - Allow configuration not to allow user agent windows to be formatted > > in such a way that navigation or control by the user are limited > > (e.g., fixed size, no scrollbars, etc.). ------- End of Original Message -------
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