WAI User Agent Guidelines Issues List

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This page tracks the issues the UA WG is expected to resolve prior to publication of the UA guidelines. Each issue has associated with it:

1. Description of issue
2. Source of issue
3. Resolution of issue

If there is an issue that is not on this list, or that is misrepresented or inadequately described, please send your comments to w3c-wai-ua@w3.org list or contact the chair, Jon Gunderson or the editor, Ian Jacobs.

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Issue Topic Areas

1. Accessibility Features: CSS
   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
2. Accessibility Features: HTML
   9 , 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
3. Accessibility Features: MathML
   119
4. Accessibility Features: SMIL
   120
5. Applets and Objects
   18,19, 20,21
6. Assistive Technology Compatibility
   22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
7. Colors
   28, 29, 30, 31, 32
8. Conformance
   33, 34, 35, 36
9. Device Independence
   37, 38, 39
10. Documentation
    40, 41, 42
11. Fonts
    43, 44, 45
12. Forms and Controls
    46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
13. Frames
    53, 54, 55, 56, 57
14. HTTP Server Issues
    58
15. Images
    59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64
16. Installation
    65, 66
17. Keyboard Support
    67, 68
18. Links
    69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76
19. Multi-Media
    77, 79, 78, 81, 80, 83, 82, 84, 84, 85, 86
20. Navigation
    87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
21. Priorities and Rating
    94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
22. Proprietary Elements
    100
23. Scope of Guidelines
    101, 102, 103
24. Scripting
    104, 105, 106, 107
25. Tables 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 118

Numerical Index of Issues

1: Completely implement Cascading Style Sheets, level 1

Description:

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

2: Allow the user to turn off author styles represented by author style sheets.

Description:

Source: ???

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3: Allow the user to adjust default values represented by user agent style sheets.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

4: Support the :before and :after pseudo-elements as defined in CSS2.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

First working draft reference: ???

Support the 'outline' property as defined in CSS2

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

First working draft reference: ???

6: Allow the user to specify user styles through style sheets in CSS2

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

First working draft reference: ???

7: Implement the !important rule as defined in CSS2

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

First working draft reference: ???

8: Support aural cascading style sheetsfor the auditory presentation of documents.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

First working draft reference: ???

9: Support the "longdesc" attribute defined for IMG elements

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

10: Support the CAPTION element ([HTML40], section 11.2.2) for rich table captions.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

11: Support the ACRONYM and ABBR elements ([HTML40], section 9.2.1) for acronyms and abbreviations.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

12: Support the "summary" attribute for TABLE ([HTML40], section 11.2.1) for table summary information.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

13: Support the NOSCRIPT element ([HTML40], sections 18.3.1 and 16.4.1) for accessible alternatives to scripts.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

14: Support the NOFRAMES element ([HTML40], sections 18.3.1 and 16.4.1) for accessible alternatives to frames.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

15: Support the "lang" attribute ([HTML40], section 8.1).

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

16: Support the "tabindex" attribute ([HTML40], section 17.11.1) for assigning the order of keyboard navigation within a document.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

17: Support the "accesskey" attribute ([HTML40], section 17.11.2) for assigning keyboard commands to active components such as links, and form controls.

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

18: Turning off the execution of applets

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19: Rendering the ALT attribute for applets

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20: Turing off the rendering of OBJECTs

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21: Rendering the text description of a OBJECT

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Resolution: ???

22: Use operating system application programming interfaces (APIs) for AT access to user agent information

Description: Assistive technology typically monitors an applications access to operating system application programming interfaces to understand what controls, menus and information is being rendered to the user. Assistive technology also use os application programming interfaces to simulate control events to provide alternative input to persons with disabilities.

Source: 13 February 1998, Initial checklist

Resolution: open

First working draft reference: 15 June 1998

Potential Techniques

1. Use text drawing routines to draw text on the screen
2. Use standard os controls
3. Use standard os menus
4. Use standard os toolbar
5. Use high level os routines to access keyboard, pointer and other information from input devices
6. Use Dcoument Object Model
7. Use accessibility APIs

23: Use accessibility application programming interfaces for AT access to user agent information

Source: ???

Resolution: open

First working draft reference:July 3, 1998

24: Use document object model (DOM) for for AT access to user agent information

Source: ???

Resolution: open

25: Information requirements of assistive technology for alternative rendering

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

26: Assistive technology able to simulate user agent control events

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

27: Assure compatibility with existing Operating System Accessibility Features

Source:

Resolution: closed

28: Allow users to turn off author specified colors for elements

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

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29: Allow users to adjust default colors for elements

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

30: Allow user to adjust default colors for element focus

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

31: Allow user to adjust default colors for highlight

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

32: Allow users to adjust colors of user interface controls

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

33: No conformance specification

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

34: Conformance for desktop user agents

Source: ???

Resolution: 20 Jan 1999 Re: Minutes, Action Items and Conclusions of 20 Jan 1999 UA Telecon Judy Brewer

35: Conformance for assistive technology

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

36: Plug-ins and multi-media players

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Resolution: ???

37: User agent should support device independence for user interface controls

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38: User agent should support device independence for selecting active elements on a document

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

39: User agent should support device independence for scripting events

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Resolution: ???

40: On-line user agent documentation should be accessible

Source: ???

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41: On-line user docmentation should support keyboard navigation

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42: Print user agent documentation should be available in accessible format

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43: Allow users to turn off author specified fonts for elements

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44: Allow users to adjust default fonts for elements

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45: Allow user to adjust the relative size of all fonts

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46: Keyboard support for changing which control has focus

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47: Linking controls to labels

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48: Keyboard support for changing the state of a control

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49: Provide summary information on the number of forms in a document

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50: Provide summary information on the number and types of controls within a form

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51: Search for a control based on its label text

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52: Search for a control based on its position

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53: Keyboard support to switch focus between frames

Source: ???

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54: User selecting NOFRAMES rendering of document

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55: Rendering one FRAME at a time

Source: ???

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56: User orientation to number of frames and frame with current focus

Source: ???

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57: Rendering title for frame

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58: HTTP server checking the type of browser that is accessing information

Source: ???

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Priority: ???

59: User selecting the rendering of text alternatives for images

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Resolution: ???

60: Sources of alternative text for images

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61: Rendering of alternive text for images

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62: Rendering of long description for images

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63: Selection of long description links for images

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64: OBJECT as a source for image information

Source: ???

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65: Rendeered installation information is accessible

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

Priority: ???

66: Keyboard support for installation program

Source: ???

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67: All pointer based commands have a keyboard equivalent

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68: User is able to configure key combinations for commands

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69: Keyboard navigation and selection of links

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70: Assistive technology identification of links

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71: Assistive technology selection of links

Source: ???

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72: Selection of links from a list

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73: Searching only link text

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74: Selection of links from a sub-group of links

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75: Colors used to indicate links

Source: ???

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76: Marker text for links

Source: ???

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77: User control of volume of mulit-media sound

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78: Keyboard commands for controlling media player

Source: ???

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79: Turning on/off captioning

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80: Turning on/off audio captioning

Source: ???

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81: User control of the font size and face for captioning

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82: User control of the colors using for rendering the captioning information

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83: User control of the window positioning of the captioning

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84: Allow the user to select caption or descriptive track when more than one track is available

Source: ???

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85: Control of play back rate

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86: VCR Type Media controls: Start, Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward, Slow play

Source: ???

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87: Sequential navigation of links

Source: ???

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88: Sequential navigation of headers

Source: ???

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89: Sequential navigation of active elements

Source: ???

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90: Direct navigation to links

Source: ???

Resolution: ???

91: Direct navigation to header elements

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92: Search for element based on element type

Source: ???

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93: Search for element based on element attribute

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94: Spawned User Agents

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95: Number of levels of rating

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96: Definitions of ratings

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97: Rating of guidelines

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98: Rating of checkpoints

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99: Rating of techniques

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100: Non HTML elements

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101: Include information for desktop graphical "mainstream" user agents

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102: Include information for multi-media technologies

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103: Include information for assistive technology

Source: ???

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104: Device indepedence of event handlers

Source: ???

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105: Event bubbling

Source: ???

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106: Navigation and activation of explicit event handlers with the keyboard

Source: ???

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107: Scripts that are used to create an interactive page are a form of user agent

Source: ???

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Priority: ???

108: Linearization of of tables by desktop graphical user agents

Source: ???

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109: Allow the user to access one cell at a time

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110: Allow the user to access the headers for a cell

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111: Allow the user to access a column or row of information at one time

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112: Allow the user to access table summary information

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113: Allow the user to navigate the cells of a table one cell at a time

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114: Allow the user to navigate between embedded tables

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115: Allow the user to navigate between non-embedded tables

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116: Algorithms for calculating headers

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117: Asumptions of header information

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118: Assistive technology comaptibility for tables

Source: ???

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119: MathML Compatibility

Source: ???

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120: SMIL Compatibility

Source: ???

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121: Navigation support to go to next element with the same attributes

Source: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/1999JanMar/0322.html

Resolution: ???

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