- From: Andrew n marshall <amarshal@usc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:43:58 -0800
- To: "'www-style@w3.org'" <www-style@w3.org>
Shouldn't the media group 'screen' include be included in aural if a sound
device is available on the display device?
Actually it seems to me that there could be several instances where a
device could meet more than one of 'aural/visual/tactile' groupings, such
as a braille device with a speech and audio capability. Why are these
groupings defined relative to their primary media type, instead of the
actual capabilities of the devices? Since the primary media types are only
meant to be normative, is it reasonable for an Agent to interpret their
groupings in completely different ways than the given recommendation?
I also notice that there isn't any difference between various audio output
formats, such as speech-synthesis, midi, and waveform, each which may
require special hardware or at least specialized sound drivers. These seem
like good suggestions for CSS3.
Andrew n marshall
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Received on Thursday, 26 March 1998 19:37:39 UTC