Summary of Last Call Issues/Linear Version
[Tabular version]
List of People who sent comments
- Baron, L. David
- Berners-Lee, Tim
- Chetwynd, Jonathan
- Colwell, Chetz
- Connolly, Dan
- Freed, Geoff
- Gunderson, Jon
- Hansen, Eric
- Jenkins, Phill
- Kelly, Brian
- Korn, Peter
- Loughborough, William
- Lowney, Greg
- Oskoboiny, Gerald
- Schmitz, Patrick
- Valusek, Tomas
- White, Jason
- Wolf, Misha
- ten Kate, Warner
The following is a summary of all comments raised during the
last call period (27 February 1999 to 19 March 1999) for the Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines. Each section lists
raised issues, resolutions, and the versions of
the reference specification.
The issue number links to the source of the issue and the text. The
link that states the resolution links to the source of the resolution.
- Issue 1
- Subject: Alt as tool tip
- Raised on: 2 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Remove comment
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 71
- Issue 72
- Issue 73
- Issue 74
- Issue 75
- Issue 76
- Subject: Reduce STRONG and B
- Raised on: 14 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Done in 16 March draft
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 77
- Subject: Add checkpoint map in techniques document
- Raised on: 14 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: Done in 16 March draft
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 78
- Subject: Ensure proper use of "content"
- Raised on: 14 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Done in 16 March draft
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 79
- Issue 80
- Subject: Don't use "title" for alt text with OBJECT
- Raised on: 14 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Removed in 16 March draft
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 81
- Issue 82
- Issue 83
- Issue 4
- Subject: More required for non-readers
- Raised on: 2 March
- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: No change
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 50
- Issue 51
- Issue 52
- Subject: Shorter URL possible?
- Raised on: 13 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: W3C has conventions
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 53
- Issue 54
- Issue 55
- Subject: Add document map
- Raised on: 13 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: Added in 16 March draft.
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 56
- Subject: Provide print version?
- Raised on: 13 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: Already done
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 57
- Issue 58
- Issue 59
- Issue 60
- Issue 61
- Issue 62
- Subject: 11.3: Provide keyboard short-cuts to links". Does this
mean for all links? If there were many links on a page this would be
impossible.
- Raised on: 13 March
- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: Add "for important links"
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 63
- Subject: Want more information about assistive techs.
- Raised on: 13 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: Create separate W3C Note.
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 64
- Issue 65
- Issue 66
- Issue 67
- Subject: The links to the HTML 4.0 specification could indicate that they link to
pages outside of the Techniques and Guidelines documents.
- Raised on: 14 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: Addressed in 16 March draft.
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 68
- Subject: Include example for server-side image maps since higher priority.
- Raised on: 14 March
- Nature: Technique
- Resolution: Will be added
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 69
- Issue 70
- Issue 10
- Issue 11
- Subject: Checkpoint against FONT?
- Raised on: 9 March
- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: No change
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 48
- Subject: Confusing explanation of synchronized media
- Raised on: 12 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Proposed fix by Ian.
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 49
- Issue 84
- Issue 85
- Issue 86
- Subject: 7.4: How should "summary" be used?
- Raised on: 16 March
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- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: Delete the comment.
- Version: Document structure
- Issue 87
- Issue 47
- Issue 5
- Subject: Conformance scope
- Raised on: 3 March
- Nature: Conformance
- Resolution: Proposal by Judy
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 6
- Subject: Conformance levels
- Raised on: 3 March
- Nature: Conformance
- Resolution: A/Double-A/Triple-A
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 7
- Issue 8
- Issue 92
- Issue 93
- Issue 88
- Subject: Accessibility design does not generally mean extra work...
- Raised on: 18 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Deleted in 16 March draft
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 89
- Issue 91
- Issue 46
- Issue 12
- Subject: Discuss browser bugs
- Raised on: 8 March
- Nature: Document content
- Resolution: Out of scope
- Version:
- Issue 13
- Issue 14
- Issue 15
- Subject: A.5.2: Priority of two color checkpoints
- Raised on: 8 March
- Nature: Priority
- Resolution: Higher priority for images.
- Version: 19990217
- Issue 16
- Issue 17
- Issue 18
- Subject: A.6.3: Blockquote for indentation
- Raised on: 8 March
- Nature: Priority
- Resolution: Same priority
- Version: 19990217
- Issue 19
- Issue 20
- Issue 21
- Issue 22
- Issue 23
- Subject: A.14.1: Priority of "Use latest W3C specs"
- Raised on: 8 March
- Nature: Priority
- Resolution: Priority 2 with rewording
- Version: 19990217
- Issue 24
- Subject: A.14.2: Priority of "Avoid deprecated features"
- Raised on: 8 March
- Nature: Priority
- Resolution: No change (Priority 2)
- Version: 19990217
- Issue 25
- Issue 26
- Subject: B.2.9: Remove class="nav"
- Raised on: 8 March
- Nature: Technique
- Resolution: Make a technique.
- Version: 19990217
- Issue 27
- Issue 9
- Issue 38
- Subject: Mention of alt text for tool tips
- Raised on: 9 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Remove comment
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 39
- Subject: Discuss assitive technologies in more detail
- Raised on: 9 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: Create separate W3C Note.
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 40
- Subject: Discuss usage scenarios in more detail
- Raised on: 9 March
- Nature: Document structure
- Resolution: Create separate W3C Note.
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 41
- Issue 42
- Issue 43
- Subject: Multimedia / equivalent synchronization.
- Raised on: 9 March
- Nature: Techniques
- Resolution: Discuss in section on SMIL
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 44
- Subject: Latest specs incompatible with backwards compatibility
- Raised on: 9 March
- Nature: Guideline
- Resolution: Wording change
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 45
- Subject: Relative units in absolute positioning?
- Raised on: 9 March
- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: CSS explained
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 90
- Subject: Add a checkpoint for specifying background/foreground together
- Raised on: 18 March
- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: Make this a technique
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 2
- Subject: Need a checkpoint for DTDs
- Raised on: 2 March
- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: Add checkpoint
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 3
- Subject: Avoid "whenever possible"
- Raised on: 2 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Fixed globally
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 28
- Issue 29
- Issue 30
- Issue 31
- Issue 32
- Issue 33
- Issue 34
- Subject: Renumber sections
- Raised on: 11 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Fixed
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 35
- Subject: Avoid "whenever possible"
- Raised on: 11 March
- Nature: Editorial
- Resolution: Fixed globally
- Version: 19990226
- Issue 36
- Issue 37
- Subject: Color may be decorative
- Raised on: 11 March
- Nature: Checkpoint
- Resolution: Delete this note.
- Version: 19990226
There were two versions of the specification during
the last call period. A third version is listed
below because Greg Lowney reviewed that version
inadvertently.