Re: UAAG2 ACTION-648 Propose a conformance applicability note...

This is a great example that I think we should incorporate into the text.

On 6/21/2012 4:32 PM, Greg Lowney wrote:
> This may be a case where we want to use a term other than platform,
> because we may need to distinguish between aspects of the operating
> environment, which the app cannot control, from other platform layers
> that are developer options.
>
> For example, take the success criterion that requires exposing
> information via a platform accessibility API. If the Foo OS doesn't
> provide such an API then a browser running on it could legitimately
> claim non-compliance due to platform limitation. However, Windows and OS
> X *do* provide such an API, so a browser could not claim "platform
> limitation" even if they base based on a toolkit or runtime library that
> does not support the API. That's because in the former case, the UA
> developer has no control over whether or not the platform API exists,
> but in the latter case the UA developer does have a choice as to which
> toolkit or runtime library they will use.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: UAAG2 ACTION-648 Propose a conformance applicability note...
> From: Richards, Jan <jrichards@ocadu.ca>
> To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
> Date: 6/19/2012 7:43 AM
>> Instead of a conformance applicability note...I propose adding a new
>> (partial) conformance type:
>>
>> Partial UAAG 2.0 Conformance - Platform Limitations (Level A, AA, or AAA)
>> This conformance option may be selected when a user agent is unable to
>> meet one or more success criteria because of intrinsic limitations of
>> the platform (e.g., lacking a platform accessibility service,
>> monochrome screen). The (optional) explanation of conformance claim
>> results should explain what platform features are missing.
>>
>> Adapted from ATAG 2.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/#conf-levels
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jan
>>
>>
>
>
>

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Received on Thursday, 21 June 2012 19:36:21 UTC