Removal of SC 3.2.7: Visible Controls from WCAG 2.2.

[Ohadha-bobly]

Why was SC 3.2.7: Visible Controls scrapped from WCAG 2.2?

[alastc]

Approved response from the group:

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Visible Controls was in earlier drafts, but it was somewhere between difficult and impossible to define what would pass and fail such a criterion in a binary way.

Even relatively common interface examples (such as a play media button) may be difficult to evaluate as they are often expected to disappear. Also, as different people have different expectations of interfaces there is no one-rule you can make which captures (or cuts through) the complexity.

We tested some examples, and there were enough that had very different results between testers that we couldn't continue.

We think this was the last couple of meeting minutes on the topic:
https://www.w3.org/2022/04/05-ag-minutes#item09
https://www.w3.org/2022/04/26-ag-minutes#t06

It is up for discussion again as part of WCAG 3, which should have other ways of evaluating interfaces to make it more possible.

[bruce-usab]

@Ohadha-bobly -- please close this issue if the "draft response for review" is enough of an explanation.

[alastc]

This response was approved by the group, so closing.