Hello Leif, On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:05:26 -0700 GMT (27/02/2005, 08:05 +0700 GMT), Leif Gregory wrote:
LG> Now, TB is a for profit application. That means their time is money LG> (whose isn't). We've had TB users in the past who were visually LG> disabled. I thinnk most have left, because we don't even get replies to http://www.ritlabs.com/bt/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=0001762 LG> If RITLabs is going to do HTML, then they gotta do it right LG> (to support them as well), that means TB *must* markup with at least LG> current WCAG 1.0 and Section 508 standards. You are saying that it will be technically difficult to implement correct HTML rendering, and I don't doubt it. However, Tony says it;'s wrong from a philosophical / political POV to introduce correct renedering to TB. I see a difference here. LG> I want e-mail not a webpage. And before anyone says I must not have to LG> deal with HTML e-mail, I do. I get catalog pages from ecost, LG> Sportsmans Guide, Codeproject, Orbitz, Wells Fargo Banking, and that's LG> just at home. I get tons of HTML e-mail from people I deal with at LG> work too. But I'm not too lazy to double-click an HTML attachment to LG> see the e-mail when I need to in an application designed to view HTML LG> markup, and can handle the current moving target standards. That's OK, it's your choice. TB lacking this and having to open the browser is certainly bad for marketing, though. You mentioned above that Ritlabs is a for-profit organisation. -- Cheers, Thomas. It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone. -- Andy Rooney Message reply created with The Bat! 3.0.2.10 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.9.1 Deep Alpha | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
