- From: Judy Brewer <JBrewer@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:32:23 -0500
- To: Chuck Letourneau <cpl@starlingweb.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org, fillault@w3.org
OK, sounds good, so it stays in the master document with a flag for the UI WG (Browser Guidelines Working Group) for now? - Judy At 09:57 AM 12/19/97 -0500, Chuck Letourneau wrote: >My comments are preceded by CL:: > >At 09:27 PM 18/12/97 -0500, Judy wrote: >>Can't find anything on background patterns in the checklist or author >>guidelines. > >CL:: My quick response is that references to background images and colours >were removed from the checklist and guideline for two reasons: >1) colour and background issues are well covered in most general style >guides, and more importantly, >2) if all other accessibility guidelines are met, then colour choices and >background images are not really barriers since people who can see them can >control their display via their browsers (or personal style sheets). > >Since the concept of controlling colours and background display through the >browser is not anything the page-author needs to worry about, it really >doesn't have to be mentioned in the guidelines. It might be a good idea to >remind browser manufacturers not to ever remove the ability to control them >from their software -- but that is for the UI group to deal with. > >If someone writes a "guideline for browser users", then that item would be >an important inclusion. > >Chuck > > > >----------- >Co-chair >Markup Guidelines Working Group >cpl@starlingweb.com >(613) 820-2272 > ------------------------------------------------------- Judy Brewer jbrewer@w3.org 617-258-9741 Director, Web Accessibility Initiative International Program Office World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MIT/LCS Room NE43-355 545 Technology Square, Cambridge MA 02139 USA http://www.w3.org/WAI
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