From 29096d9c8f22b7efef59422be1c89c29ae81bdea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Patrick H. Lauke" Date: Wed, 19 May 2021 10:44:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Tweak 1.4.10 Reflow understanding intent Takes https://github.com/w3c/wcag/issues/326#issuecomment-507029157 as a starting point, but further clarifies the difference here between *overflowing* content (that is still reachable, but requires scrolling) and cut-off/hidden (is unreachable, basically `overflow:hidden` in CSS terms, or where scrolling has somehow been suppressed altogether) Closes https://github.com/w3c/wcag/issues/326 --- understanding/21/reflow.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/understanding/21/reflow.html b/understanding/21/reflow.html index dfc22ad5b4..1141987908 100644 --- a/understanding/21/reflow.html +++ b/understanding/21/reflow.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@

Understanding Reflow

Intent of this Success Criterion

The intent of this Success Criterion is to support people with low vision who need to enlarge text and read it in a single column. When the browser zoom is used to scale content to 400%, it reflows - i.e., it is presented in one column so that scrolling in more than one direction is not necessary.

For people with low vision, enlarged text with reflow enables reading. It is critical. Enlargement enables perception of characters. Reflow enables tracking. Tracking is following along lines of text, including getting from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line.

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Avoiding the need to scroll in the direction of reading in order to reveal lines that are cut off by the viewport is important, because such scrolling significantly increases the effort required to read. It is also important that content is not hidden off-screen. For example, zooming into a vertically scrolling page should not cause content to be hidden to one side.

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Avoiding the need to scroll in the direction of reading in order to reveal lines that are overflow the viewport is important, because such scrolling significantly increases the effort required to read. It is also important that content is not hidden off-screen and completely cut off. For example, using the browser's zoom functionality on a vertically scrolling page should not cause content to be hidden to one side, with no way of reaching it.

How reflow works

User agents for technologies such as HTML/CSS, PDF, and ePub have methods for reflowing content to fit the width of the window (viewport). When appropriately authored, page content can reflow (wrap) to stay within the window's boundaries (viewport) when users zoom in to enlarge the size of content. Spatial relationships of content may change when users zoom, but all information and functionality should continue to be available.