IRC log of wai-wcag on 2004-11-03

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WAI_WCAG(techniques)10:00AM has now started
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+[Microsoft]
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+??P6
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+Michael_Cooper
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+Wendy
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+??P8
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+??P10
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+John_Slatin
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ken email = ken.kipnes@oracle.com
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oracle has an internal tool that covers a combination of 508 and wcag. ken has a series of tests. chris and ken will discuss.
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next week: talk about how tests are evolving
15:15:08 [Michael]
http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20040730/
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20041008/
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html issues which were (per straw poll) identified as contentious (i.e., differences in opinion about priority): 1.3 (address element to i.d. author), 2.4 (collection info - link element), 3.1 (section headings), 5.2 (abbr), 5.3 (acronym)
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5.4 (blink), 5.5 (marquee ), 5.7 (blockquote)
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5.9 (title attribute), 5.10 (supp meaning cues - also title)
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5.13 (inline struct elements)
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5.15 (relative size)
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7.2 (title on table element)
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7.3 (summarizing data tables)
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7.4 (abbr attribute in table headers)
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7.5 (i.d. row groups)
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7.6 (colgroups)
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7.7 (scope attribute)
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[this numbering is from the 8 october draft]
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7.8 (headers and ids)
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most of the table techniques were contentious.
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7.9 layout tables
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9.2
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9.4 image and txt links
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9.5 link groups
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9.6 tabindex to skip link groups
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9.7 skipping link groups
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9.9 link separation
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9.13 anchors and targets (opening new windwos w/links)
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9.14 frames
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9.16
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10.8
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10.10
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10.11
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of the ones just listed, let's look at those where some people wanted to "kill"
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1.3 4 kills, 3 p2, 3 optional
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20041008/#address
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is it an accessibility issue? is it a semantic element that we want to encourage people to use?
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cr does it increase accessibility?
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cr people want to avoid using to avoid getting spam
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js typically seen it used to label email address
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js if you want semantic markup, better in metadata
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mc it is a semantic element. do we have a unique technique for each semantic element or do we have one technique for all semantic elements that links to the spec?
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preferences?
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bg don't see an accessibilty benefit in knowing who the author is.
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mc "here are other semantic elements..."
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bg that's part of follow spec
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js it's semantically confusing. the address and name of the author are 2 very different things.
15:37:21 [wendy]
general technique about following specs/standards (link to WaSP). 1 html technique for "other elements" that don't have clear accessibility benefit. 1 html technique for other elements that in theory have accessibility benefit (but not well supported now)
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js if have techniques that don't benefit accessibility, it will dilute our suggestions that are accessibility related
15:39:42 [wendy]
js a good rationale for a general technique for principle 4 - why it is important to use tech according to spec and points people to the specs
15:43:05 [wendy]
wac which spec? list accessiblity benefits of xhtml 2.0 in attempt to help the chicken/egg. encourage use of xhtml 1.1 to help transition to 2.0 once available. keeping in mind not widely supported yet, but help build demand for
15:43:49 [wendy]
js if a general tech about semantic markup, we could talk about what elements are considered semantic elements
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wac list in html techniques for wcag 1.0 and xag has info about benefits of semantic elements
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create semantically-rich languages - http://w3.org/TR/xag#g2_0
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document and export semantics - http://w3.org/TR/xag#g4_0
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index of html elements and attributes (from HTML Techniques for WCAG 1.0) - http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#html-index
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RRSAgent, make log world
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action: michael propose techniques based on this discussion
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7.2 http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20041008/#datatables_title
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says to use summary and caption
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(not title)
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straw poll results: p1, p2, and kill
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js perhaps clearer for readers ifhad a tech that said "use summary or caption" and in that said, "don't use title"
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mc 7.1 is use caption (optional), 7.3 summary (optional)
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js put a line in each of those that says, "don't use title to do this purpose"
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action: michael remove technique 7.2, moving the info to both 7.1 and 7.3
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7.4 http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20041008/#datatables_abbr
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p2s, optionals, kill
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js already listed as optional. no reason to kill if people can find reason to use it.
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leave as is
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8.1 http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20041008/#datatables_abbr
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had votes in every category
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js a candidate for a fallback technique?
15:58:29 [wendy]
js in the main body of the techs doc, don't want to recommend using tables for layout (want to promote css), but we have been thinking about fallback techniques to addrss today's reality
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bc these aren't fallback techniques for user agents. more of a fallback technique for authoring tools.
15:59:33 [Zakim]
+Chris_Ridpath.a
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js also until user agents, b/c had been problem in screen readers reading multiple column layout. how many copies are in active use?
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bg ag said that if we don't draw a line in the sand, auth and user tools will not be motivated to fix. however, so ingrained, we have to provide the alternative techniques.
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js if it is ingrained, then why do we provide techs?
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bg there are techs that make it better for the screen reader
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bc don't misuse structure, etc.
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-Jenae_Andershonis
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js instead of doing the negative technique, focus on "use css for layout" and move layout table info to fallback
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cr if we leave it in general, will they miss it?
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bc we're deprecating a technique that says not to do something. can we roll this into the intro?
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http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20-TECHS/tier3.html
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looking at uaag and atag suggestions for layout tables. what do they do and how do they reference wcag?
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Some examples of transformations include [T0432] - HTML: table-based layout into CSS. [T0212]
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two options: 1. move to intro 2. move to fallback techniques
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bc a combination of the 2? add an ednote about fallback techs?
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js issues w/cms
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bg easy to create a tabe that someone could plunk into content, more difficult to create content w/css. either have to give them a separate file or ...??
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bg or provide in the head of the document.
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mc cms techs needed
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wac that's atag
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action: michael move layout table to intro, ednote for repair techniques and ednote about css issue
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-Chris_Ridpath.a
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9.1 http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20041008/#linktext
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it's not technology specific. belongs in general not html
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+??P1
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bc needs to includes title. link text could be obscure and supplemented by title.
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bc how do you test what is useful?
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bc it is unnecessarily restrictuve.
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js distinguish between screen text and ...
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mc conditional content (ala uaag)
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9.2 http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20041008/#a-title
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js combine 9.1 and 9.2?
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bc don't object to either tech being there. objecting to 9.1 being a p1.
16:25:38 [wendy]
bg is this where the "click here" example goes?
16:26:04 [wendy]
bg that would be a "don't do this" (negative technique) and we are moving away from
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bg there is nothing html-specific about this as written
16:32:12 [wendy]
bc either occur in the link or can be programmatically determined
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mc primarily addrsesed in general techniques, ednote here
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-Becky_Gibson
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-Wendy
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-Michael_Cooper
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-Ben_Caldwell
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-John_Slatin
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-Chris_Ridpath.a
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-Ken_Kipness
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WAI_WCAG(techniques)10:00AM has ended
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Attendees were [Microsoft], Michael_Cooper, Jenae_Andershonis, Ken_Kipness, Wendy, Becky_Gibson, Chris_Ridpath, Ben_Caldwell, John_Slatin, Chris_Ridpath.a
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I see 3 open action items:
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ACTION: michael propose techniques based on this discussion [1]
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recorded in http://www.w3.org/2004/11/03-wai-wcag-irc#T15-47-00
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ACTION: michael remove technique 7.2, moving the info to both 7.1 and 7.3 [2]
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recorded in http://www.w3.org/2004/11/03-wai-wcag-irc#T15-50-14
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ACTION: michael move layout table to intro, ednote for repair techniques and ednote about css issue [3]
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recorded in http://www.w3.org/2004/11/03-wai-wcag-irc#T16-20-33