- From: by way of Al Gilman <jongund@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 14:01:26 -0400
- To: wai-tech-comments@w3.org
Some of the requirements I would like to see discussed by XHTML 2.0 working group: 1. An actual container model for the use of headers or some other structure so authors could actually specify that content in a container is a related and that a group of containers are connected to each other. This would help improve structural navigation of documents, especially for non-graphical renderings of HTML content. Corresponds to UAAG checkpoints 7.6 and 8.4. 2. Clear markup for the indicating that two or more types of content are equivalents of each other. For example a video of a sign language interpretation of an audio presentation that also has a text transcription can be marked up to indicate that they are equivalents of each other. The user then knows that these elements should all provide the same information. Corresponds to UAAG checkpoint 2.3. 3. When a resource is not available or a required equivalent has not been supplied, how should that information be repaired by the user agent and should the repair information be represented in the DOM. One possibility is that there be a new element(s) that could only be generated by user agents to indicate that information is not available or repairs have been made for missing content. Corresponds to UAAG checkpoint 2.5. 4. Provide a way for authors to describe the purpose of scripting events and for the scope of a scripting event (i.e. bubbling issues) to be clearly defined in terms of the elements that can respond to an event. Not currently addressed in UAAG directly. 5. Define a mechanism for the user agent to indicate through the DOM whether a link has been visited or not. Corresponds to a UAAG checkpoint 8.2. 6. Provide markup to indicate the purpose of a table (i.e. being used for layout, or for tabular data). Corresponds to UAAG checkpoint 8.1. I know this is controversal proposal, but one that seems to speak to the current practice of table use. Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services MC-574 College of Applied Life Studies University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: (217) 244-5870 Fax: (217) 333-0248 E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/ua
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