On 18 Aug 2010, at 4:44 AM, Damon Bullis wrote:
Hello,
I had one question about WCAG 2.0 and a suggestion for modifying/
changing it.
Hi Damon,
I had a look in WCAG 2.0 [1] about where to send comments. The
document suggests:
"The Working Group requests that any comments be made using the
provided online comment form. If this is not possible, comments can
also be sent to [email protected]. The archives for the
public comments list are publicly available. Comments received on the
WCAG 2.0 Recommendation cannot result in changes to this version of
the guidelines, but may be addressed in errata or future versions of
WCAG.'
The online comment form is:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/
I hope you will make your suggestion directly to the group. Thank you,
_ Ian
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
My question is to clarify the part about opening up new windows when
a user clicks on a link/ image. What is the proper way of notifying
the user that a new window will open up? Is it limited to just the
text after the link? Or can you use the alt or title attribute of
the link to convey that information to the user? What is acceptable
for A or AA or AAA?
I’m of the mindset that the user should have some control over
whatever the web developer created. Which leads me to my suggestion/
modification , which I realize you do not have any direct control
over but W3 could be the organization that to talk to those involved
with the process. Why not have (force) all browsers have the
ability to open the link in the same window just like the users have
the option of opening the link in a new window or tab? That way any
device can set its default settings to not allow a new window/tab
from opening? This could allow for greater accessibility for all.
Thanks for listening to my question and suggestion.
Damon
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