- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 10:46:31 -0700
- To: "John Foliot - WATS.ca" <foliot@wats.ca>
- Cc: "'Henri Sivonen'" <hsivonen@iki.fi>, "'Patrick H.Lauke'" <redux@splintered.co.uk>, "'Boris Zbarsky'" <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>, www-html@w3.org, public-html@w3.org
On May 3, 2007, at 8:12 AM, John Foliot - WATS.ca wrote: > It boils down to this: If you want to Bold some text, or italicize > it, or > underline it, you are doing so *for a reason*... I don't care > really what > the reason is, you are doing so in a visual way to indicate some > connotation > or other cue/clue to the end "reader", or consumer. You may be doing it for a reason, but articulating that reason succinctly in words is still difficult and significantly adds to cognitive load. > But if you can't *SEE* the bold, italic or underlined text, how do you > convey that same cue/clue to the end consumer? For the sighted user, > presentational features are not bad, but for the non-sighted, pray > tell, how > will you convey that same nuance? T.V Raman, one of the few people in this group who uses an aural presentation full-time, has said that he likes the <b> and <i> elements. I'll let his explanation speak for itself: <http:// lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007JanMar/0668.html>. Regards, Maciej
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