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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Teleconference

19 Dec 2013

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Attendees

Present
Jim_Allan, [Microsoft], Greg_Lowney, jeanne, Kim_Patch
Regrets
Eric
Chair
jimallan, Kellyford
Scribe
allanj

Contents


<trackbot> Date: 19 December 2013

http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/UAAG_review

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-uaag2-comments/2013Dec/0000.html

open item 1

js: request that responders commit by Jan 8 and let us know when UAWG can expect the report
... then start calling and writing for meeting the deadline

<jeanne> real player

<jeanne> quicktime

<jeanne> jwplayer

<jeanne> media players to contact.

www.longtailvideo.com

<jeanne> windows media player

itunes

<scribe> scribe: allanj

Resolution: UAWG to agree to keep the comment period open through January.
... UAWG agrees to keep the comment period open through January.

close item 1

eo comments http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/UAAG_review

Wayne's comments http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-uaag2-comments/2013Dec/0000.html

open item 2

writing tests

gl: tried to write a test and came up with lots of questions, the SC seemed clear.

ja: agrees

kp: this happens many times with writing tests, you are looking at the SC in a different context, which changes the thinking

js: this happened in other guidelines - so rule is that tests written before CR

kp: if person writing the test comes up with question(s), then bring to group to resolve questions, rewrite SC, etc. as necessary.
... with comments, then things will change more, and affect the tests

js: need to incorporate tests into the document, so we can't change an SC without changing the test at the same time.
... if we edit an SC because of comments then we write the test then also.

Wayne comment on 1.4.2

<Greg> Original:

<Greg> 1.4.2 Text Size, Color and Font (by Element): The user can set all of the following characteristics of visually rendered text content for text element types including at least headings and input fields:(Level AA)

<Greg> Text size

<Greg> Text color and background color, choosing from all platform color options

<Greg> Font family, choosing from all platform fonts

<Greg> With Wayne's suggested change:

<Greg> 1.4.2 Text Size, Color and Font (by Element): The user can set all of the following characteristics of visually rendered text content for text element types including at least headings, input fields, and links:(Level AA)

<Greg> Also, should add a space before (Level AA).

<Greg> Thus:

<Greg> 1.4.2 Text Size, Color and Font (by Element): The user can set all of the following characteristics of visually rendered text content for text element types including at least headings, input fields, and links: (Level AA)

ja, kp, gl, js all ok with the addition.

<Greg> It looks like we should (a) add "links that have not been visited recently" to 1.3.1 and (b) add "Font style (underline, bold, italics)" to 1.3.2.

<Greg> That will take care of letting people adjust the underlining of links.

js: can't we just say links

gl: but html we have visited and not visited

js: but if you can customize links then you can customize links

<Greg> As Jeanne points out, we don't want to make any PDF readers fail because they don't distinguish between visited and unvisited links. Thus we could change 1.3.1 "Recently visited links" to something like "Recently visited links, if the user agent distinguishes them from unvisited links."

<Greg> On the other hand, I agree with Jim that we should enable to user to change underlining of links (visited and unvisited).

1.4.2 Text Size, Color and Font (by Element): The user can set all of the following characteristics of visually rendered text content for text element types including at least headings, input fields, and links: (Level AA)

Text style (underline, italic, bold)

Text size

Text color and background color, choosing from all platform color options

Font family, choosing from all platform fonts

<Greg> We may want to address what is meant by "text size", particularly absolute vs. relative sizes.

<Greg> We could add "(e.g. 15pt, or 'larger')"

ja: we should reference CSS about text size

<scribe> ACTION: jeanne to update the 1.4.2 to be 1.4.2 Text Size, Color and Font (by Element): The user can set all of the following characteristics of visually rendered text content for text element types including at least headings, input fields, and links: (Level AA) [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2013/12/19-ua-minutes.html#action01]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-932 - Update the 1.4.2 to be 1.4.2 text size, color and font (by element): the user can set all of the following characteristics of visually rendered text content for text element types including at least headings, input fields, and links: (level aa) [on Jeanne F Spellman - due 2013-12-26].

* Text style (underline, italic, bold)

* Text size

* Text color and background color, choosing from all platform color options

* Font family, choosing from all platform fonts

1.4.2 test

<jeanne> trackbot, close action-932

<trackbot> Closed action-932.

<jeanne> Test assertion 01: The user can set the text size of headings elements

<jeanne> 1. If the content does not have headings, choose [NOT APPLICABLE].

<jeanne> 2. Load the accessible test content file. Using the user agent user interface, change the text size of the headings.

<jeanne> 3. If the heading changes as you set in Step 2, choose [PASS]

<jeanne> ... otherwise, select [FAIL]

<jeanne> Note that the above test is for 1.4.2

<Greg> The problem with that is that you could comply by changing the size of all text.

<jeanne> 2. Load the accessible test content file. Using the user agent user interface, change ONLY the text size of the headings.

<Greg> You may want to note that they may have to adjust the sizes of different heading levels separately.

<Greg> And they need to be able to ensure that headings of different levels have different sizes.

<Greg> (Thus making them visually distinguishable.)

<jeanne> 2. Load the accessible test content file. Using the user agent user interface OR a user stylesheet, change ONLY the text size of the heading or a level of heading. Most technologies support multiple levels of headings.

<Greg> That means they need to be able to either (a) adjust the relative sizes of all levels of headings (e.g. making all of them proportionately larger or smaller), or (b) set absolute or relative sizes of individual heading levels.

<jeanne> 3. If there is only one heading level and that level changes as instructed, choose [PASS].

<Greg> If we control the test documents we can make sure they have multiple levels of headings.

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: jeanne to update the 1.4.2 to be 1.4.2 Text Size, Color and Font (by Element): The user can set all of the following characteristics of visually rendered text content for text element types including at least headings, input fields, and links: (Level AA) [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2013/12/19-ua-minutes.html#action01]
 
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