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I think usability is precisely interoperability since that is what makes structured information usable. End-user interface design is a separate matter. THAT is an art informed by experience and adaptability. Ciao, Rex At 9:37 AM +1000 10/3/01, James Robertson wrote: >At 22:52 30/08/2001, Philippe Le Hegaret wrote: > >>Abstract >>======== >> >>This document explains how to design accessible applications using >>XML, the Extensible Markup Language. Compared to the HTML or MathML >>languages, XML is one level up: it is a meta syntax used to describe >>these languages, as well as new ones. As a meta syntax, XML provides >>no intrinsic guarantee of device independence or textual alternate >>support. It is essential, therefore, that XML formats and tools >>designers are provided with guidelines that explain how to include >>basic accessibility features - such as those present in HTML, SMIL, >>and SVG - in all their new developments. >> >>Status of this document >>======================= >> >>This document is a Working Draft made available by the WAI Protocols >>and Formats Working Group (PFWG), for review by W3C members and other >>interested parties. The PF group operates as part of the WAI Technical >>Activity. > >Clearly this is something that I need to look into: > >On the face of it, I just don't see what usability has to >do with XML. > >Surely usability (which is extremely important) is a product >of *user experience*. It is an end-user property. > >Since the general consensus is that XML shouldn't be delivered >to end users, how do the two overlap? > >I will go away and do some reading ... > >J > >------------------------- >James Robertson >Step Two Designs Pty Ltd >Knowledge Management Consultancy, SGML & XML >Illumination: an out-of-the-box Intranet solution > >http://www.steptwo.com.au/ >jamesr@s... > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an >initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > >The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription >manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl> -- Rex Brooks GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com Email: rexb@s... Tel: 510-849-2309 Fax: By Request
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