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Re: SC 1.4.4: browser zoom and responsive design

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From: Mallory
Date: Apr 12, 2017 3:21AM

In case someone wonders why anyone *would* bother setting
user-scalable to no... anyone who was using Hammer.js
(a library with swipes and things built-in) did not work if users
zoomed, so basically it was a requirement to set zooming off
if your site used Hammer, and Hammer did have some popularity
back when it was out.

cheers,

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017, at 03:10 PM, Tim Harshbarger wrote:
> Another way to look at this might be...
>
> User interfaces are created with the intention of facilitating specific
> user tasks. If it is still possible to perform those user tasks in an
> accessible manner, then things are likely ok. If not, there is a problem.
>
> I think that is why it is important to have an understanding of the
> author's intent when looking at the accessibility of a user interface. I
> think one of our key goals is to ensure the author's intent is
> communicated to users in as accessible a manner as possible--whether the
> "author" intends just to communicate a piece of information or make it
> possible for a user to buy a widget.
>
> When we don't know the author's intent, then we have to make assumptions.
>
>