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Re: Finding a real background color of an element

From Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Finding a real background color of an element
Date 2018-09-08 15:39 +0200
Organization PointedEars Software (PES)
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Julio Di Egidio wrote:
> E.g. consider again (*) which says *it's fine if both are not defined*: 

That is a gross misrepresentation of what is cited.

Without a background color and foreground color defined there is no way to
establish proper color contrast between elements to allow them to be easily
distinguished.  But that is a requirement of WCAG 2.0 Level A already.

> if there is an issue there, it's with the standard, not with the linters.>
> Then consider also that the issue (if any) is with the very approach that is taken
> in that standard, the underlying philosophy so to speak, not just with one or
> two specific choices.

Nonsense.

> (*) <https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G148.html>

| Important Information about Techniques
|
| See <Understanding Techniques for WCAG Success Criteria> for important
| information about the usage of these informative techniques and how they
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^
| relate to the normative WCAG 2.0 success criteria. The Applicability
| section explains the scope of the technique, and the presence of
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| techniques for a specific technology does not imply that the technology
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| can be used in all situations to create content that meets WCAG 2.0.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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PointedEars
-- 
var bugRiddenCrashPronePieceOfJunk = (
    navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 5') != -1
    && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mac') != -1
)  // Plone, register_function.js:16

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Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-08-21 19:40 +0200
  Re: Finding a real background color of an element "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2018-08-21 21:14 -0700
  Re: Finding a real background color of an element JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2018-08-22 14:32 +0700
    Re: Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-08-22 19:01 +0200
      Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-08-22 11:37 -0700
        Re: Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-08-23 07:52 +0200
          Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-08-23 04:54 -0700
            Re: Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-08-24 19:09 +0200
              Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-03 03:55 -0700
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-03 04:28 -0700
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-03 05:09 -0700
          Re: Finding a real background color of an element "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2018-09-02 12:40 -0700
            Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-03 03:51 -0700
              Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-03 03:55 -0700
            Re: Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-09-04 18:52 +0200
  Re: Finding a real background color of an element Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-08-29 22:12 +0200
    Re: Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-08-31 22:30 +0200
      Re: Finding a real background color of an element Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-09-02 05:09 +0200
        Re: Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-09-02 19:57 +0200
          Re: Finding a real background color of an element Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-09-03 15:09 +0200
            Re: Finding a real background color of an element Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2018-09-04 19:02 +0200
              Re: Finding a real background color of an element Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-09-04 22:15 +0200
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-04 22:48 -0700
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-09-08 15:39 +0200
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-08 06:57 -0700
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-09-08 13:32 -0400
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-08 10:43 -0700
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-08 10:44 -0700
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-09-08 14:23 -0400
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2018-09-08 11:31 -0700
                Re: Finding a real background color of an element Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-09-08 17:59 -0400
  Re: Finding a real background color of an element Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2018-09-04 22:05 +0200

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