ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information

Choice of access to exactly the same information

State:

CLOSED

Product:

Best Practices Document

Raised by:

Jo Rabin

Opened on:

2005-11-22

Description:

The scope docuemnt says \'The user should have the choice of accessing exactly
the same information whatever the device used in whatever environment. This
point will be elaborated in the BPWG \"best practice\" recommendations.\'

The Best Practices recommendations do not pick up on this point precisely. The
nearest it gets is in 5.2.1.1 2nd para

\"If a particular client is not recognized or its capabilities cannot be
determined a reasonable default experience should be provided. In this case a
warning should be provided and the implementation should provide the ability for
the user to select the device type in use. Where possible the user\'s selection
of a device type should persist across visits to the implementation, but should
be changeable.\"

Proposed Resolution

Split the 2nd para as follows:

\"If a particular client is not recognized or its capabilities cannot be
determined a reasonable default experience should be provided. In this case
there should be a warning, and the implementation should provide the ability for
the user to select the device type in use.\"

\"It is good practice to provide some means for the user to select their device
type in other cases. Such cases include accommodating incorrect device
determination or where the device\'s dynamic characteristcs do not match its
static description, for example the presence of an external display or keyboard.

Where possible the user\'s selection of a device type should persist across
visits to the implementation, but should be changeable.\"

Related Actions Items:

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Related emails:

1. RE: Best Practices Draft Version 1l (from paul.walsh@segalamtest.com on 2005-12-04)
2. FW: Best Practices Draft Version 1l (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2005-12-03)
3. RE: [minutes] Thursday Dec 1 teleconference (from paul.walsh@segalamtest.com on 2005-12-02)
4. FW: Best Practices Draft Version 1l (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2005-12-02)
5. Best Practices Draft Version 1l (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2005-12-02)
6. [minutes] Thursday Dec 1 teleconference (from dom@w3.org on 2005-12-01)
7. [minutes] Thursday Dec 1 teleconference (from dom@w3.org on 2005-12-01)
8. RE: ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information ISSUE-58: Choice Warning ISSUE-57 Reasonable Experience - Proposed Resolution (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2005-11-30)
9. ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information ISSUE-58: Choice Warning ISSUE-57 Reasonable Experience - Proposed Resolution (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2005-11-30)
10. Re: ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information (+ACTION-111) (from gilespayne@nim.yrp.nttdocomo.co.jp on 2005-11-30)
11. RE: ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information (from k.scheppe@t-online.net on 2005-11-30)
12. RE: ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information ISSUE-58: Choice Warning ISSUE-57 Reasonable Experience - Proposed Resolution (from k.scheppe@t-online.net on 2005-11-30)
13. RE: ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information ISSUE-58: Choice Warning ISSUE-57 Reasonable Experience - Proposed Resolution (from k.scheppe@t-online.net on 2005-11-30)
14. RE: ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information ISSUE-58: Choice Warning ISSUE-57 Reasonable Experience - Proposed Resolution (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2005-11-30)
15. New BP Draft 1k (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2005-11-28)
16. Re: ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information (from andrea@trasatti.it on 2005-11-27)
17. [minutes] Thu Nov 24 teleconference (from dom@w3.org on 2005-11-24)
18. ISSUE-70: Choice of access to exactly the same information (from dean+cgi@w3.org on 2005-11-22)

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