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Comment LC-607: Comment Shortname:; Commenter: Lisa Seeman 3 <lisa@ubaccess.com> on behalf of Invited expert at W3C, UB access; Message-id:; Section of the document concerned:

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http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2006May/0137.html
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2006May/att-0137/wcagform3ch.html

Comment (including rationale for any proposed change):

I am concerned that level 1 SC will act against automatic help and combined with information hiding. For example when information is hidden unless you focus on the element in question, and then all the sub information about it is given.

If you do not hide the information then the page becomes busy and you can not see what the main points are. If the user has a two strep process to access the information, then they may never receive it.

As with many SC, they are OK if you read the definition, but if you just read the text it is misleading.

Proposed Change:

change the term "change of context" to "confusing change in context"
the definition can remain the same; Related issues: (space separated ids); WG Notes: [TEAMB] The addition of the term "confusing" would likely leave the SC open to subjective opinion. I think the essence of the problem being reported here is the denotation of the term "change of context" in this SC context. Although the term is appropriate where there is further explanation (as in the How To Meet text) perhaps this term needs to be rephrased in the SC or additional information added to the SC to further explain? Previous proposal "Perhaps the phrase "a transformation in context?" (the use of the term change could include major or very minor changes (with little impact), whereas a term such as transformation would suggest changes a larger scale which would have more impact on the perception of the web unit) or "unexpected change of context"?" OUTCOME from July 29 Full WCAG Discussion: Put 607 on HOLD under change of context. Discussed in the 14 September 2006 telecon: Resolution: accept 607 as ammended (per suggestions from David and Becky in survey) http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2006/09/14-wai-wcag-minutes.html {not-accept}; Resolution: The term "confusing" is subjective and would not be testable. Because keyboard users must often move focus through other controls to navigate to the control of interest, it is particularly important that just setting focus to a control does not have side effects. Although changes of content such as your example are not changes of context, and hence would not violate this success criterion.; (Please make sure the resolution is adapted for public consumption)