Thread Subject: Re: Second draft of the API RequirementsProposal, cross-referenced to ISO 9241-171

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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Mon, Feb 05 2007 7:02 AM

Peter,
Refer to: "Additional object information needed for objects within a table"
At
http://teitac.org/wiki/Web_and_Software:Accessibility_API_Requirements_Propo
sal
Comment: I am confused. Is the reference to editable content like form
controls in a table... the fourth (last) item in the list suggests it is.
If they are form controls in a table, their row / column positions are
unimportant as long as the controls are labeled completely.
And if they are not interface elements but just text or links in a table
then row/column position is relevant. In which case the reference to 'user
input' in the fourth list item is not ok.

Perhaps the solution is to re-word item #4 to
"4. A mechanism for determining that a cell is active (the one where user's
focus is directed) "

Sailesh Panchang
Senior Accessibility Engineer
Deque Systems Inc. (www.deque.com)
11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite #140,
Reston VA 20191
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