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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Aug 12, 2014 5:43PM

The WCAG WG discussed this issue on the call today and provided a response to Karl's comment. See the response at: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2014Aug/0010.html

Hope this helps,
AWK

-----Original Message-----
From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Karl Groves
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 8:01 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Links opening in new windows

For anyone interested in this topic, it has been well discussed over at
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2014JulSep/thread.html#msg14

Thanks to Steve Faulkner for pointing it out


On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Karl Groves < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> WCAG SC 3.2.2 says: "On Input: Changing the setting of any user
> interface component does not automatically cause a change of context
> unless the user has been advised of the behavior before using the component."
>
> Change of context specifically includes opening new windows[1] A user
> interface component is defined as "a part of the content that is
> perceived by users as a single control for a distinct function"[2]
>
> The WCAG documentation for Understanding SC 3.2.2[3]contradicts other
> information by saying "Note: This Success Criterion covers changes in
> context due to changing the setting of a control. Clicking on links or
> tabs in a tab control is activating the control, not changing the
> setting of that control."
>
> and yet WCAC Advisory Technique G201 is titled "Giving users advanced
> warning when opening a new window", and demonstrates two approaches
> for providing this warning on a link.[4]
>
> Similar techniques include H83, SCR24, and G200. In all cases, the
> technique discusses the disorientation caused by changing context
> unpredictably. However, there are no failure techniques listed for
> *not* declaring that a new window is opened.
>
> Questions:
> Do you think 3.2.2 includes links?
> Do you think the warning(s) must be provided, as is the case in G201?
>
>
> 1 - http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#context-changedef
> 2 -
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#user-interface-componen
> tdef
> 3 -
> http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/consistent-behavior-unpredic
> table-change.html
> 4 - http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140408/G201
> --
>
> Karl Groves
> www.karlgroves.com
> @karlgroves
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves
> Phone: +1 410.541.6829
>
> Modern Web Toolsets and Accessibility
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>
> www.tenon.io
>
>
>


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Karl Groves
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@karlgroves
http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves
Phone: +1 410.541.6829

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