W3C

WCAG WG weekly telecon

25 Aug 2005

Agenda

See also: IRC log

Attendees

Present
Michael_Cooper, Yvette_Hoitink, Bengt_Farre, Rob_Haverty, Ben, Christophe_Strobbe, John_Slatin, Wendy, Sofia_Celic, Loretta_Guarino_Reid, Makoto, Gian_Sampson-Wild, Becky_Gibson, Andi_Snow_Weaver, Matt_May, Kerstin_Goldsmith
Regrets
Roberto_Ellero, Roberto_Scano, Roberto_Castaldo
Chair
John
Scribe
Christophe, Andi

Contents


 

 

Techniques Task Force report

prioritized techniques harvested on earlier Thursday calls: high, medium, low

Script techniques: later

Results of prioritisation process: divide up techniques to be written by TTF members

Updated WCAG 1.0-WCAG 2.0 mapping http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2005JulSep/att-0499/WAI_GL_2005_06_30-mapping.html

Version with insertions and deletions sent to list

Discussing: publish mapping as a working draft?

Comment: most notes could be deleted

Resolution: publish the updated mapping - with notes deleted - as a working draft

<wendy> ACTION: christophe clean up mapping (delete notes, clean up deletions/insertion styles), etc. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action01]

Discussing: unresolved action item

Guideline 3.2 proposals http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/consistent-behavior0822/results

Discussing: remove example 2 from Guideline 3.2?

No support for keeping the example

resolution: delete example 2 from GL 3.2

<scribe> ACTION: Christophe and Becky work on examples to replace the current one [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action02]

Discussing: remove example 3 from Guideline 3.2?

resolution: remove example 3 from Guideline 3.2

<scribe> ACTION: Wendy will send proposals for additional examples to the list [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action03]

Discussing: include suggestion to "use headers consistently" as a technique for Guideline 3.2 Level 2 SC 4

resolution: reject proposed success criterion/technique "use headers consistently"

Discussing: do not include "use templates for consistent presentation of sections or whole site"

No one in favour of treating this as a success criterion.

resolution: create a general technique about using templates for consistent presentation of sections of whole site

Discussing: mapping of this suggested technique

options: GL 3.1 or 3.2

<wendy> propose 3.2 L2 sc1

concern: technique not testable

resolution: map technique for templates as advistory technique for GL 3.2 L2 SC1

Discussing: do not include "controls that look or sound the same should be designed to act the same"

comment: this was also discussed at Brussels F2F

example: traffic lights
... check mark in application

example: 'next page'

<scribe> ACTION: Andi look up example discussed during Brussels F2F [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action05]

<wendy> action 4 = Yvette, Michael, Gian and Christophe work on proposal regarding "controls that look or sound the same should be designed to act the same"

Discussing: do not include "conventions likely to be familiar to the user should be followed"

Not much support for it, even as advisory item

(Comment: something on following conventions could be included in advisory information)

resolution: reject the proposal "conventions likely to be familiar to the user should be followed"

Discussing: "unusual user interface features or behaviors that are likely to confuse the first-time user should be described to the user before they are encountered"

Some people in favor of a technique

Technique for content-relevant assistance?

<wendy> ACTION: Wendy, Ben, Gian, Roberto Castaldo, yvette to propose technique for "unusual user interface features or behaviors that are likely to confuse the first-time user should be described to the user before they are encountered" [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action07]

Discussing: "allow the user to select different page layout templates for presentation of pages. (e.g. 3 column, linear, adding extra orientation or navigation elements, etc.)"

Some people in favor of a technique

Comment: article on 'A List Apart' - specific to HTML - is something more general possible?

<wendy> ACTION: Becky and Gian to propose a technique and propose mapping to another SC (3.2 doesn't seem best fit) [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action08]

Discussing: Close issue 844?

resolution: close issue 844 (overtaken by events)

Discussing: Replace the existing benefits with the following 3 proposals?

<wendy> ACTION: john contact joe about follow up for "Replace the existing benefits" comments. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action09]

resolution: adopt proposed wording and insert "or have low vision" after "people who are blind"

Discussing proposal for example 1

resolution: remove example 1

Discussing proposal on all Web sites using the same UI paradign

resolution: reject proposal on all Web site using the same UI paradigm
... reject proposal on standards for different types of content
... reject proposal to include a Close button on all pop-up windows

Guideline 1.4 survey http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/contrast20050608/results

discussing issue 1345

example of accessibility issue with unperceivable text: light green links on bright blue background are not readable.

<wendy> http://trace.wisc.edu/bugzilla_wcag/show_bug.cgi?id=892

resolution: close issue 1345
... close issue 1373 because the note has been deleted
... accept straw poll for all other GL 1.4 issues

Toward our next draft: Teams and Templates http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2005JulSep/att-0658/WCAG_Guidelines_and_Support_DocumentsV2.doc

discussing Gregg's proposal for document templates

resolution: in favor atomic organization of the information rather than huge documents

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: Andi look up example discussed during Brussels F2F [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action05]
[NEW] ACTION: Christophe and Becky work on examples to replace the current one [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action02]
[NEW] ACTION: christophe clean up mapping (delete notes, clean up deletions/insertion styles), etc. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action01]
[NEW] ACTION: john contact joe about follow up for "Replace the existing benefits" comments. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action09]
[NEW] ACTION: Michael, Gian and Christophe work on proposal regarding "controls that look or sound the same should be designed to act the same" [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action04]
[NEW] ACTION: Michael, Gian, Yvette and Christophe work on proposal regarding "controls that look or sound the same should be designed to act the same" [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action06]
[NEW] ACTION: Wendy will send proposals for additional examples to the list [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action03]
[NEW] ACTION: Wendy, Ben, Gian, Roberto Castaldo, yvette to propose technique for "unusual user interface features or behaviors that are likely to confuse the first-time user should be described to the user before they are encountered" [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action07]
[NEW] ACTION: Becky and Gian to propose a technique and propose mapping to another SC (3.2 doesn't seem best fit) [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2005/08/25-wai-wcag-minutes.html#action08]
 
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