- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:14:53 +0200
- To: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Cc: Doug Schepers <doug@schepers.cc>, www-svg@w3c.org
On Thursday, June 29, 2006, 8:48:21 AM, Maciej wrote: MS> On Jun 27, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Doug Schepers wrote: >> Hi, Maciej- >> Thanks for raising this issue. First, let me state that the reason >> for this requirement are rooted in accessibility concerns. MS> What assistive technology depends on the ability to drag-select text MS> with the pointer? Eye trackers, head mounted pointers, and other assistive technology for partially sighted or physically disabled users. MS> And why don't they seem to mind that not all HTML MS> UAs allow this? They do mind. They have to select a bit of additional text that is outside the link, and then trim it off after they paste it. -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Interaction Domain Leader Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group W3C Graphics Activity Lead Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG
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