IRC log of lvtf on 2016-04-06

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Zakim, this will be
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I don't understand 'this will be', trackbot
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Meeting: Low Vision Accessibility Task Force Teleconference
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Date: 06 April 2016
13:58:29 [shawn]
agenda?
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Chair: Jim
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Present+
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rrsagent, draft minutes
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I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2016/04/06-lvtf-minutes.html shawn
14:06:43 [allanj]
agneda?
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agenda?
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Agenda+ Legibility and Readability and ???
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Agenda+ Issue 34: Scope question
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Agenda+ Issue 38: re-word 3.1.1.
14:08:57 [allanj]
Agenda+ Issue 39: color wheel image locations
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Agenda+ Issue 40: 3.3.2 fonts
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Agenda+ Issue 41 3.3.3 - avoid italics
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Agenda+ Issue 42 3.5.1 - poor example illustration
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Agenda+ Issue 45 Note to tool developers not a user need - delete or edit?
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Agenda+ Issue 43 figure descriptions
14:09:54 [shawn]
agenda 2 = Legibility and Readability and ??? Issue 37: https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/37 draft Note & paragraph https://rawgit.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/user_need-legibility/requirements.html#user-needs
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present+ Jim, Wayne, JohnRockford
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zakim, who is on the phone?
14:30:34 [Zakim]
Present: shawn, Jim, Wayne, JohnRockford
14:31:00 [shawn]
shawn has changed the topic to: WebEX https://mit.webex.com/mit/e.php?MTID=m865d07f18564023c0b100df85eb0a694 meeting number 649 045 716 password lvtfnow
14:31:06 [ScottM]
Working on getting on the phone
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present+AWK
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s/Working on getting on the phone//
14:32:35 [allanj]
regrets: Jeanne
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present+ScottMcCormack
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present+ Alan
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+AWK
14:33:24 [shawn]
zakim, who is on the phone?
14:33:24 [Zakim]
Present: shawn, Jim, Wayne, JohnRockford, AWK, ScottMcCormack, Alan
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present- JohnRockford
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present+ JohnRochford
14:34:56 [allanj]
scribe: wayne
14:35:38 [Wayne]
zakim, take up item 1
14:35:38 [Zakim]
agendum 1. "Availability for Upcoming LVTF Teleconferences <https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/81151/LVTF-telecons/>" taken up [from shawn-off]
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+ Laura
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zakim, who is on the phone?
14:39:45 [Zakim]
Present: shawn, Jim, Wayne, AWK, ScottMcCormack, Alan, JohnRochford, Laura
14:39:57 [shawn]
q+
14:40:05 [shawn]
ack me
14:40:53 [allanj]
close item 1
14:41:15 [Wayne]
zakim, take up item 2
14:41:15 [Zakim]
agendum 2. "Legibility and Readability and ??? Issue 37: https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/37 draft Note & paragraph
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... https://rawgit.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/user_need-legibility/requirements.html#user-needs" taken up
14:41:31 [allanj]
topic: Legibility
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scribe: allanj
14:42:33 [allanj]
wayne: legibility and navigation. Half of user requirements are legibility.
14:42:44 [allanj]
... 4 points
14:43:00 [allanj]
... 1 recognize something - eye test
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... 2 acuity limit - can read - lots of errors
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... 3 font - line spacing - read at max speed with few errors
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... 4 duration (fatigue) - read at speed, with few errors, for long time to get work done.
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scribe: wayne
14:49:15 [shawn]
draft https://rawgit.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/user_need-legibility/requirements.html#user-needs
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the Notes and the paragrpah under it
14:50:31 [allanj]
scott: folks have different triggers for fatigue. how do we provide technical guidance
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scribe: allanj
14:50:51 [shawn]
long version: https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/37
14:50:55 [allanj]
shawn: see first paragraph
14:51:50 [allanj]
wayne: legibility based on vision issue and how individuals deal with it
14:52:31 [allanj]
shawn: refine long version as a separate piece.
14:52:54 [allanj]
... is the note and paragraph sufficient in the requirements?
14:53:32 [allanj]
wayne: note and para are ok
14:54:19 [laura]
https://rawgit.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/user_need-legibility/requirements.html#h-note1
14:56:14 [allanj]
scott: is distinguishing between similarly colored items covered
14:56:19 [JohnRochford_]
+1 to info in section "3. User Needs" being sufficient
14:56:45 [allanj]
wayne: that is covered under element level styling, so user can configure colors
14:57:39 [Wayne]
+1
14:57:45 [allanj]
+1
14:57:48 [laura]
+1
14:57:58 [shawn]
Scott: looks good to me
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+1
14:58:01 [AWK]
+1
14:58:15 [shawn]
+1 (possibly with minor copy editing)
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Alan: looks good to me
14:59:37 [allanj]
RESOLUTION: Note and para. after covering legibility approved https://rawgit.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/user_need-legibility/requirements.html#h-note1
14:59:45 [allanj]
scribe: wayne
14:59:58 [Wayne]
zakim, close item 2
14:59:58 [Zakim]
agendum 2, Legibility and Readability and ??? Issue 37: https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/37 draft Note & paragraph
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... https://rawgit.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/user_need-legibility/requirements.html#user-needs, closed
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I see 8 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
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3. Issue 34: Scope question [from allanj]
15:00:06 [shawn]
https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/34
15:00:09 [Wayne]
zakim, take up item 3
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agendum 3. "Issue 34: Scope question" taken up [from allanj]
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Topic: Scope Issue 34
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q+
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allenj: There are many definitions of electronic content. Do we make one.
15:01:56 [shawn]
q+
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ack a
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q+ to say web content, elec content, WCAg2ICT
15:02:30 [Wayne]
AWK: every thing will be in the context of WCAG. We should take the WCAG definition.
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ack me
15:02:35 [Zakim]
shawn, you wanted to say web content, elec content, WCAg2ICT
15:03:17 [Wayne]
Shawn: There is web content, electronic content (broader than web). We talked about broader than web content.
15:03:23 [laura]
WCAG: content (Web content) defintion: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#contentdef
15:03:24 [ScottM]
+1 AWK
15:03:44 [allanj]
-1 to defining 'electronic content'
15:03:52 [Wayne]
... Do we need to define it. There are lots of reasons not too. Should we not define it.
15:04:32 [shawn]
WCAG2ICT "WCAG... can be applied to non-web Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)"
15:04:40 [shawn]
-1 to defining 'electronic content'
15:04:48 [Wayne]
JohnR: Does it relate to the web of things. Can we define it in that way. it it is connected to the web. Yes/No
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allenj: Do we not define electronic content and move on.
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RESOLUTION: The group deciided not to define electronic content.
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zakim, close item 3
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agendum 3, Issue 34: Scope question, closed
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I see 7 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
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4. Issue 38: re-word 3.1.1. [from allanj]
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https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/38
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present+jon_avila
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zakim, who is on the phone?
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Present: shawn, Jim, Wayne, AWK, ScottMcCormack, Alan, JohnRochford, Laura, jon_avila
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topic: Issue 38 re-word 3.1.1 brightness vs. contrast
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Shawn: Is being able to increase brightness over all a special low vision need.
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15:09:03 [Wayne]
Scott: We need to say both issues are possible within the spectrum.
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AllenJ: Even when contrast is high, and then they set brightness up. There is a combination of the two.
15:10:40 [jon_avila]
+1
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Scott: For me the brighter the better.
15:10:55 [shawn]
no objection to adding it
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+1
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+1
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Wayne: For me the dimmer the better.
15:11:42 [ScottM]
We want to drive home that there is a wide spectrum and flexibility is key'
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RESOLUTION: Edit 3.1.1 to include brightness.
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zakim, close item 4
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agendum 4, Issue 38: re-word 3.1.1., closed
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I see 6 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
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5. Issue 39: color wheel image locations [from allanj]
15:12:38 [shawn]
https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/39
15:13:12 [Wayne]
AllanJ: The color wheel may be duplicated.
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topic: Issue 39: color wheel images
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... Leave it as is.
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RESOLUTION: Leave the color whels images as is.
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zakim, close item 5
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agendum 5, Issue 39: color wheel image locations, closed
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I see 5 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
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6. Issue 40: 3.3.2 fonts [from allanj]
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https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/40
15:16:09 [Wayne]
AllenJ: Use of serif fonts and different font families.
15:16:14 [ScottM]
+1 Shawn
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q+
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s/Allenj/Allanj
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q+ to say best practice & comic sans and that's the point
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ack me
15:20:29 [Zakim]
shawn, you wanted to say best practice & comic sans and that's the point
15:20:32 [allanj]
http://w3c.github.io/low-vision-a11y-tf/requirements.html#font
15:20:54 [Wayne]
Discussion: Use clean fonts. This is similar contrast minimum.
15:21:52 [ScottM]
+1 Shawn
15:22:08 [Wayne]
Shawn: the user can choose for many fonts are variable. A single font might be a best practice.
15:22:10 [JohnRochford_]
+1 to Shawn's last commentary
15:22:35 [Wayne]
Alan: This seems latin letter specific.
15:23:20 [Wayne]
allanJ: I can ping about different alphabets.
15:23:45 [ScottM]
+1 for putting in best practice
15:23:46 [shawn]
s/ the user can choose for many fonts are variable. A single font might be a best practice./The User Need is that people can pick a font that works for them. Making the default font a clean one is a best practice or technique
15:23:54 [Wayne]
... do we need to change our user needs?
15:24:30 [allanj]
+1 putting this issue in best practice document
15:24:34 [JohnRochford_]
+1 for putting in best practice
15:24:34 [Wayne]
Alan: WCAG 2.0 many things aer tchniques etc.
15:24:54 [allanj]
s/aer/are
15:25:28 [ScottM]
Entering Microsoft license keys
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:)
15:25:45 [laura]
+1 for putting in best practice
15:26:09 [JohnRochford_]
Gotta go, folks. Ciao.
15:27:05 [Wayne]
RESOLUTION: Leave section 3.3.2 as it and cover specific fonts in best practice.
15:28:27 [shawn]
[Wayne presentation for CCLV used APH font - and a lot of people didn't like it. switch to verdana and was better.]
15:29:09 [Wayne]
zakim, close item 6
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agendum 6, Issue 40: 3.3.2 fonts, closed
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I see 4 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
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7. Issue 41 3.3.3 - avoid italics [from allanj]
15:29:19 [shawn]
https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/41
15:29:37 [allanj]
Topic: 3.3.3 Avoid italics Issue 41
15:33:35 [Wayne]
JonA: This should be two items: You should avoid italic and you need to be able to change font style semantically.
15:33:45 [ScottM]
+1 JonA
15:34:07 [Wayne]
... Style should convey meaning instead of for semantic reasons.
15:35:25 [shawn]
q+
15:36:40 [shawn]
q+ to say 1. comment resolution, 2. style (3.3.3) & element-level points need attention
15:36:42 [shawn]
ack me
15:36:42 [Zakim]
shawn, you wanted to say 1. comment resolution, 2. style (3.3.3) & element-level points need attention
15:36:50 [Wayne]
There are semantic meaning that are assigned to meeaning. italic emphasizes it and bold emphasizes it more. Using something for look alone is confusing and difficult.
15:37:19 [Wayne]
Shawn: Avoind the use of italics when possible.
15:37:35 [Wayne]
... 3.3.3 needs work.
15:37:37 [allanj]
s/Avoind/Avoid
15:37:57 [shawn]
s/Avoind the use of italics when possible./ /
15:38:12 [shawn]
s/Avoid the use of italics when possible./ /
15:38:50 [Wayne]
RESOLUTION: Leave 3.3.3. Cover italics in best practices.
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ack me
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q+
15:40:50 [allanj]
wayne: italic for citation or book title. italic usage semantics
15:41:12 [shawn]
open issue for for LVTF comment https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/labels/question
15:41:17 [Wayne]
Shawn: List of open issues see above.
15:42:05 [Wayne]
trackbot, end meeting
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Zakim, list attendees
15:42:05 [Zakim]
As of this point the attendees have been shawn, Jim, Wayne, JohnRockford, AWK, ScottMcCormack, Alan, JohnRochford, Laura, jon_avila
15:42:13 [trackbot]
RRSAgent, please draft minutes
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I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2016/04/06-lvtf-minutes.html trackbot
15:42:14 [trackbot]
RRSAgent, bye
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I see no action items