Cc-ing (hopefully) interested bbc parties
Hello Andy Long time no hear On 12/12/07 19:02, "Andy Mabbett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael > Smethurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> Just to say that hCalendar is used fairly extensively to describe >> broadcasts on bbc.co.uk/programmes > >> Having said that it's not been through accessibility testing yet so it >> might not be for long... > > It will be interesting to know the outcome of that testing, in the light > of mark-up like: > > <abbr class="dtstart" title="2007-12-12T16:03:00Z"> > 16:03 > </abbr> > > and the issues raised here: > > <http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/27/haccessibility/> I concur wholeheartedly with your concerns. The markup is definitely iffy from both semantic and accessibility angles. Do you have a better suggestion for how to mark up a set of broadcasts without repeatedly repeating the full date(s)? As ever we're happy to receive assistance I'm also looking forward to hearing the accessibility testing results. To the best of my knowledge it's the first time ufs have been used in anger on bbc.co.uk and the bbc semantic markup standards [1] and accessibility standards [2] have nothing to say on the subject Personally i've been pushing for the bbc to adopt rdf-a for adding semantics to html but without operator / promised firefox support for basic functionality (add to address book / add to calendar) a decision was made to stick with ufs for now So I'd be perfectly happy if the accessibility testing said no, no, no and we could get explicit guidance from the bbc standards on the abbr design pattern / backing for rdf-a > > Who's doing it? The markup or the testing? The markup was from Phil Gyford [3] who being both very talented and very clever also expressed doubts. The testing will be done by Gareth Ford Williams [4] We'll let you know how it pans out [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/newmedia/technical/semantic_markup.shtml [2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/newmedia/accessibility/ [3] http://www.gyford.com/ [4] gratuitous plug for backstage accessibility podcast: http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/news/archives/2007/12/podcast_accessi.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss