Re: adding accessibility test suite

Hi Arnaud,

Thanks for adding the accessibility checking to the Tidy code base. Here's 
the list of accessibility checks that should be removed or disabled:

Warning number [1.1.1.11] - Priority 1
All images require text equivalents including those used to identify items 
in a list. If an image is used as a bullet, it should include the following 
"alt" text: alt="*" or alt="bullet".

Warning number [1.1.1.12] - Priority 1
All images require text equivalents including those used to indicate breaks 
within a web page. If an image is used as a horizontal rule, it should 
include the following "alt" text: alt="*" or alt="horizontal rule".

Error number [10.2.1.1] - Priority 2
Create a clear association between a form control and its label by ensuring 
labels are positioned properly within html markup. Do not separate a label 
from its form control with additional text, images, etc. If there are two or 
more controls on a single line, labels should be placed immediately before 
its corresponding control or place each label and control on a separate 
line.

Error number [10.2.1.2] - Priority 2
Create a clear association between a form control and its label by ensuring 
labels are positioned properly within html markup. Do not separate a form 
control from its label with additional text, images, etc. If there are two 
or more controls on a single line, labels should be placed immediately after 
its corresponding control or place each label and control on a separate 
line.

Error number [10.4.1.1] - Priority 3
Include default text for all <input> form controls. Placing default text in 
form fields enables keyboard users to insert a cursor into placeholder text 
or characters and enter their own data.


Error number [10.4.1.2] - Priority 3
Default text for all <input> form controls must include an actual value. 
Null (i.e. value="") is not valid default text but using placeholder 
characters (i.e. value="****") is acceptable. Placing default text in form 
fields enables keyboard users to insert a cursor into placeholder text and 
enter their own data.

Error number [10.4.1.3] - Priority 3
Default text for all <input> form controls must include an actual value. 
Including spaces (i.e. value=" ") in default text is not allowed but using 
placeholder characters (i.e. value="****") is acceptable. Placing default 
text in form fields enables keyboard users to insert a cursor into 
placeholder text and enter their own data.


Error number [13.1.1.5] - Priority 2
Avoid ambiguous link text such as "more". Create link text that remains 
meaningful even when read out of context. Identify the purpose or target of 
each link (i.e. describe the destination of the link) and keep the text 
concise.


Error number [13.1.1.6] - Priority 2
Avoid ambiguous link text such as "follow this". Create link text that 
remains meaningful even when read out of context. Identify the purpose or 
target of each link (i.e. describe the destination of the link)and keep the 
text concise.


We'd like to eventually bring these accessibility tests up to date with the 
test suite being developed for the WCAG 2 but that is still months away.

Cheers,

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Ridpath" <[email protected]>
To: "Arnaud Desitter" <[email protected]>; 
<[email protected]>; "Terry Teague" 
<[email protected]>
Cc: "Mike Lam (Utoronto.ca)" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Tidy-dev] adding accessibility test suite


>> For the moment and very pragmatically, would you mind if the first 
>> generation
>> test suite (http://www.aprompt.ca/Tidy/) was added to the tidy source 
>> base
>> (using the w3 license) ?
>>
> That is OK with me.
>
> There are a couple of the tests that are now obsolete and should be 
> removed. Could I send you a list of these tests so they could be disabled 
> or removed?
>
> Chris
> 



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