Re: Mac mapping accessible role description of contentinfo

James,

I should add we invite and appreciate any input on the API spec from any interested parties. Obviously implementors feedback is very useful. 

Regards 
Stevef 

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On 17 Feb 2012, at 19:33, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi James, 
> 
> will submit a bug as you suggest, but also note we are detailing such information in the HTML to accessibility API spec
> http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-api-map/raw-file/tip/Overview.html
> 
> In this context such discrepancies  are being recorded and suggested alternative mappings are provided. With other browsers active in implementing Mac accessibility support we want to provide the best guidance which may not always mirror current implentations. So we are not just listing current implementations from the API vendors and as so is in the scope of discussion for a W3C list,
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 17 Feb 2012, at 18:38, James Craig <jcraig@apple.com> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for the heads-up Andi. Indeed I missed the original.
>> 
>> Steve, I think changing that string is a reasonable request, but since this is OS X specific API, if you have a suggested improvement, feel free to suggest it on bugreport.apple.com or otherwise off list. It's outside the scope of discussion for a W3C list, since that section of UAIG just lists current implementations from the API vendors.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> James
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 17, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Andi Snow-Weaver <andisnow@us.ibm.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Steve,
>>> 
>>> I don't see a response from James on the mailing list. So that this doesn't get lost, would you mind filing a public comment on the UAIG?
>>> 
>>> Andi
>>> 
>>> Andi Snow-Weaver
>>> Accessibility Standards Program Manager 
>>> Human Ability & Accessibility Center
>>> 
>>> Tel: +1-720-663-2789
>>> Email: andisnow@us.ibm.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Steve Faulkner ---01/29/2012 10:55:37 AM---Hi all, The AXRoleDescription for contentinfo seems a bit useless in the UA
>>> 
>>> From:    Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
>>> To:    W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>
>>> Cc:    James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>, Andi Snow-Weaver/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
>>> Date:    01/29/2012 10:55 AM
>>> Subject:    Mac mapping accessible role description of contentinfo
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> The AXRoleDescription for contentinfo seems a bit useless in the UA implementation guide (and also implemented in webkit) given that  the "User agent should return a user-presentable, localized string value for the AXRoleDescription."
>>> 
>>> It is simply 'content' which could refer to anything. it is not descriptive or indicative of what the contentinfo landmark role is supposed to represent:
>>> 
>>> "A large perceivable region that contains information about the parent document.
>>> Examples of information included in this region of the page are copyrights and links to privacy statements." [1]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Any ideas about why this generic term is used for or is it a bug?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles#contentinfo
>>> [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-implementation/#ftn.note1
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> with regards
>>> 
>>> Steve Faulkner
>>> Technical Director - TPG
>>> 
>>> www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com | www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner
>>> HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives - dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/
>>> Web Accessibility Toolbar - www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html 
>>> 
>>

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