- From: Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:19:16 +0100
- To: Jim Allan <jimallan@tsbvi.edu>
- CC: WAI-ua <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
Hi there, maybe for keyboard we need to substitute 'scan code', or add a defn for keyboard saying keyboard or keyboard emulator. Maybe expanding this to reason that keyboard input is the most basic and pre-eminent input modality which assistive devices, and other technology, can always emulate and be sure of the interface being present. On 05/10/2010 15:46, Jim Allan wrote: > any ideas, comments > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Foliot<jfoliot@stanford.edu> > Date: Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:27 PM > Subject: FW: [Bug 10873] Provide a method of explicitly setting a > tooltip for an element > To: jimallan@tsbvi.edu, Kelly Ford<Kelly.Ford@microsoft.com> > Cc: Maciej Stachowiak<mjs@apple.com> > > > UAAG friends, > > Please note Maciej's comments below: > > >> --- Comment #6 from Maciej Stachowiak<mjs@apple.com> 2010-10-02 >> >> Seems to me UAAG 4.1.1 already applies, since it explicitly applies to >> all >> functionality. It would be helpful if the Implementing UAAG 2.0 draft >> could >> give examples of how to offer access to tooltips using the keyboard. It >> seems >> to me this is important for @title even if a new feature is also added. >> >> http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-IMPLEMENTING-UAAG20-20100617/#gl-keyboard- >> access >> >> However, UAAG 4.1.1 does not strike me as "device agnostic". It >> specifically >> requires access via the keyboard. This is surely not appropriate for >> devices >> without a physical keyboard, for example the iPhone. iOS has been >> praised for >> its accessibility support, through voice and touch: >> <http://behindthecurtain.us/2010/06/12/my-first-week-with-the-iphone/>. >> Interaction using a virtual onscreen keyboard would be much worse. >> >> That being said, tooltips themselves do not work very well for any >> users on >> touchscreen devices, since there is no concept of hover. So it is >> probably not >> good for device-independence to further encourage their use. >> >> > The full discussion can also be found at: > http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10873 > > > >
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