- From: Hugo Haas <hugo@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:11:04 -0500
- To: www-validator@w3.org
- Cc: shannonb@xilinx.com, w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org
[ I am copying the WAI Evaluation, Repair, and Transform Tools Working Group[8] mailing list for info. ] * Hugo Haas <hugo@w3.org> [2001-03-26 18:25-0500] > The link checker does not support the javascript: scheme[1]. > > Also, note that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines[2] using > "javascript:" links[3] makes your document not accessible; this is a > priority[4] 1 checkpoint: > > [Priority 1] > A Web content developer must satisfy this checkpoint. > Otherwise, one or more groups will find it impossible to access > information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint is a > basic requirement for some groups to be able to use Web > documents. The link checker[5] now informs users that they must change a 'javascript:' link, referencing the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0[2] and the Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0[6]. See [7] for an example. 1. http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/js/client/jsref/index.htm 2. http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505/ 3. http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505/#tech-scripts 4. http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505/#priorities 5. http://validator.w3.org/checklink 6. http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/ 7. http://validator.w3.org/checklink?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2F03%2Fjavascript-link-test.html&depth=&submit=Check 8. http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ -- Hugo Haas - W3C mailto:hugo@w3.org - http://www.w3.org/People/Hugo/ - tel:+1-617-452-2092
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