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From: Andi Snow-Weaver
Date: Tue, Aug 14 2007 4:30 PM
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Yes Gregg. You're absolutely right. That's why there is this note with the
provision: Note that we are still working on testable wording that
captures the existing 508 concept of a "highly visible" focus indicator.
I plan to work on this for tomorrow. Thank you for restating the proposal
you put on the mailing list before. Now I don't have to go searching for
it. <grin>
Andi
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This is an old problem that we still have with this provision.
- The ORIGINAL 508 provision called for a âwell definedâ focus cursor
- ISO & ANSI call for a highly visible cursor
âSoftware shall provide at least one mode where keyboard focus cursors and
text cursors should be visually locatable by people with unimpaired vision
at 2.5 meters when software is displayed on a 38 cm (15 inch) diagonal
screen at 1024 x 768 pixels resolution, without moving the cursor.â
The current proposed language doesnât call for anything that isn't already
provided by almost every piece of software. The problem is that the
indication is so slight that people with low vision cannot see it â which
was the reason for the provision in the old
Current proposed language
Software must provide a visual indication of which user interface object
currently has the keyboard focus. If the object is a text entry field, a
visual indication of the text insertion point must be provided, and is
sufficient.
Suggestion:
Software must provide a highly visible indication of which user interface
object currently has the keyboard focus. If the object is a text entry
field, a visual indication of the text insertion point must be provided.
(if we want testability â then add the following as a note â or include in
provision)
Note: Keyboard focus cursors and text cursors that are visually locatable
by people with unimpaired vision at 2.5 meters when software is displayed
on a 38 cm (15 inch) diagonal screen at 1024 x 768 pixels resolution,
without moving the cursor are sufficient.
Gregg
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