Patrick H. Lauke1d ago

i love when somebody asks "surely this normative definition/wording doesn't mean what it says on the surface?"

and you go in and try to give the original writers the benefit of the doubt and say "nah, it's probably just awkwardly phrased...the logical interpretation is this" ...

and then one of the original writers comes in and says "nope, we meant it exactly like that, even though it's illogical" ...

every. single. time.

https://github.com/w3c/wcag/discussions/5012

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Need a clarification of color requirements for images *with* text · w3c wcag · Discussion #5012

Hello, I have always considered "standard" text in images as being covered by SC 1.4.5, but I think I might be wrong... The definition of "images of text" is: "text that has been rendered in a non-...

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Show threadPatrick H. Lauke1d ago
we're here still trying to add some logic to stuff written nearly 20 years ago, and that has been wildly misinterpreted by folks ever since to something that makes more sense.... and it's just frustrating
Show threadPatrick H. Lauke
but sure, WCAG 3 (which is far more complex overall) won't have any of those problems this time around, eh?
Mar 22 at 8:41amWeb
Show threadPratik Patel20h ago
@patrick_h_lauke Oh I cant' wait for less confusion all around!
Show threadPatrick H. Lauke20h ago
@ppatel i don't foresee any less confusion before i retire in 15 or so years ;)
Show threadPratik Patel20h ago
@patrick_h_lauke I should have marked that one with the /sarc tag. I didn't think it would become any less confusing.
Show threadPatrick H. Lauke20h ago
@ppatel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7FKO5DlV0 #music (also politically topical)
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