[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: New properties for StatusNotifierItem: Accessible Label (1/3)]]

[Richard Moore]

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Ted Gould <ted at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 1.  Expert screenreader users will, if they can, save time by listening
>    to only the first part of an item's label before navigating
>    elsewhere. So an accessible label may put variable information
>    first (for example, "22 percent battery"), while the tooltip may be
>    better presenting the same information in key-value form (for
>    example, "Battery (22%)").

This is a great example, and suggests that we also need this
information included within the spec - ie. the distinction needs to be
made clear to developers using it. If we don't make it clear then
we'll end up with developers simply reusing the tooltip text anyway!

Cheers

Rich.