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Re: Clarification on Testing Procedure for 1.4.4 Resize Text

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Feb 10, 2024 4:34PM

On 10/02/2024 18:19, Ragupathy Ramasamy wrote:

> Upon reviewing the provided testing procedure for Failure F94 (
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/failures/F94) the following
> procedure is mentioned.

Note that techniques are only suggestions, not normative (and often not
quite correct, or antiquated).

> Procedure:
> In a desktop browser with a resizable window:
> 1. Set zoom level to 100%.
> 2. Set window size to 1280 pixels wide.

I've contested this particular point https://github.com/w3c/wcag/issues/704

Because normatively, success criteria apply at any possible size/breakpoint.

So, ideally, you'd need to test at a variety of possible
browser/viewport sizes.

P
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