Re: adding accessibility test suite

Thanks. This is http://tidy.sf.net/feature/1169854.

----- 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 24, 2005 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Tidy-dev] 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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