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From: Sharon Daniels
Date: Mar 15, 2002 2:25PM

Our agency is trying to deal with this guideline. 1194.22(p) We have made
our vendor create an application for us and they are developing it all
server side in Java. This guideline says that when you have a timed
response you have to alert the user and give them sufficient time to
indicate that more time is required. First of all, is a timed response the
same as the "time-out" for inactivity? And if so, if you can't use
Javascript (or if it also has to work without Javascript, too) - how would
you alert the user using a server side language?

If we set a 15 minute time out for inactivity on the server side, does it
only keep track of activity such as a submit button, or next page. If it is
server side it can't track mouse activity or keystrokes - is that correct?
So the user would have to fill out a form within the 15 minutes in order to
not time out. How would you let them know their time is almost up and let
them request more time?

The vendor is talking about writing a java applet that the user would have
to download in order to track the time. Is that the best way?

Or maybe I am interpreting this all wrong and the "timed response" is not
the same as a time-out for inactivity?

Thank you for any information you can send my way.

Sharon



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