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Update errata format based on discussion with Mike/Alastair/Bruce
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errata/21.html

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<section id="abstract">
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<h2>Abstract</h2>
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<p>This document records all known errors in the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1</a> specification.</p>
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<p>The errata are classified as Substantive or Editorial, and listed in reverse chronological order based on the date of publication to which they are applicable.</p>
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<p>The errata are classified as Substantive or Editorial, as classified by the W3C <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20231103/#correction-classes">Classes of Changes</a>, and listed in reverse chronological order based on the date of publication to which they are applicable.</p>
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<p>Each entry has the following information:</p>
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<li>The date it was added to the errata page.</li>
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<h3>Editorial Errata</h3>
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<li>2023-04-18: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#parsing">4.1.1 Parsing</a> one note should be deleted, and two notes added, including: "This Success Criterion should be considered as always satisfied for any content using HTML or XML."</li>
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<li>2022-02-02: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#issue-container-generatedID-43">a note in the definition of accessibility supported</a>, references to "Conformance Criterion" were changed to "Conformance Requirement".</li>
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<li>2022-02-22: In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#dfn-relative-luminance">definition of relative luminance</a>, the red threshold was updated from 0.03928 to 0.04045.</li>
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<li>2019-05-09: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#orientation">1.3.4 Orientation</a>, the note referencing "binary display orientation" has been clarified to read "content is not necessarily restricted to landscape or portrait display orientation".</li>
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<li>2018-08-06: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#content-on-hover-or-focus">1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus</a>, the word "dismissable" should be "dismissible".</li>
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<li>2018-08-06: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#robust">4. Robust</a>, the word "by" is repeated but should be present only once.</li>
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<li>2018-08-06: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#cc2">5.2.2 Full pages</a>, the third note began with "New" which should be removed.</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#intro">Introduction</a>, several (but not all) references to "WCAG 2.0" should be "WCAG 2.1".</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#numbering-in-wcag-2-1">0.5.2 Numbering in WCAG 2.1</a>, the words "critera" and "ccriteria" should be "criteria".</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#reflow">1.4.10 Reflow</a>, the first note had a supernumary "Note" indicator which should be removed.</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#conformance-required">5.3.1 Required Components of a Conformance Claim</a> the editorial note "In WCAG 2.0 this was a dated URI, which may need to be adjusted when this becomes a Rec." should be removed.</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the definition for <a href="{{ trUrl }}#dfn-keyboard-interface">keyboard interface</a>, the second (of three) note should be an example of the first note, leaving only two actual notes.</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the definition for <a href="{{ trUrl }}#dfn-technologies">technology</a>, the third note should instead be an example.</li>
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<li>2018-06-08: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#input-purposes">7. Input Purposes for User Interface Components</a>, the word "county" should be "country".</li>
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<li>In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#sotd">Status of This Document</a> the paragraph beginning "This document has been reviewed by W3C Members..." appears twice. The first instance of this paragraph should be removed.</li>
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<li>2023-04-18: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#parsing">4.1.1 Parsing</a>, removing one note and adding two new notes, including: "This Success Criterion should be considered as always satisfied for any content using HTML or XML."</li>
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<li>2022-02-02: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#issue-container-generatedID-43">a note in the definition of accessibility supported</a>, updating "Conformance Criterion" references to "Conformance Requirement".</li>
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<li>2022-02-22: In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#dfn-relative-luminance">definition of relative luminance</a>, updating the red threshold from 0.03928 to 0.04045.</li>
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<li>2019-05-09: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#orientation">1.3.4 Orientation</a>, clarifying the note referencing "binary display orientation" to read "content is not necessarily restricted to landscape or portrait display orientation".</li>
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<li>2018-08-06: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#content-on-hover-or-focus">1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus</a>, correcting the word "dismissable" to "dismissible".</li>
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<li>2018-08-06: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#robust">4. Robust</a>, removing repetition of the word "by".</li>
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<li>2018-08-06: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#cc2">5.2.2 Full pages</a>, removing "New" from the beginning of the third note.</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#intro">Introduction</a>, correcting several (but not all) "WCAG 2.0" references to "WCAG 2.1".</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#numbering-in-wcag-2-1">0.5.2 Numbering in WCAG 2.1</a>, correcting the words "critera" and "ccriteria" to "criteria".</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#reflow">1.4.10 Reflow</a>, removing a supernumary "Note" indicator from the first note.</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#conformance-required">5.3.1 Required Components of a Conformance Claim</a> removing the editorial note "In WCAG 2.0 this was a dated URI, which may need to be adjusted when this becomes a Rec."</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the definition for <a href="{{ trUrl }}#dfn-keyboard-interface">keyboard interface</a>, updating the second (of three) notes to be an example of the first note, leaving only two actual notes.</li>
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<li>2018-07-11: In the definition for <a href="{{ trUrl }}#dfn-technologies">technology</a>, updating the third note to instead be an example.</li>
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<li>2018-06-08: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#input-purposes">7. Input Purposes for User Interface Components</a>, correcting the word "county" to "country".</li>
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<li>In the <a href="{{ trUrl }}#sotd">Status of This Document</a> removing the first instance of the repeated paragraph beginning "This document has been reviewed by W3C Members...".</li>
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errata/22.html

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<p>This document records all known errors in the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2</a> specification.</p>
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<p>The errata are classified as Substantive or Editorial, and listed in reverse chronological order based on the date of publication to which they are applicable.</p>
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<p>The errata are classified as Substantive or Editorial, as classified by the W3C <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20231103/#correction-classes">Classes of Changes</a>, and listed in reverse chronological order based on the date of publication to which they are applicable.</p>
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<p>Each entry has the following information:</p>
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errata/README.md

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<li>YYYY-MM-DD: In <a href="{{ trUrl }}#sectionid">Section Title</a>, details of what happened.</li>
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Adhering to this format is important, as any entries under the latest version will also be
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Adhering to this format is important, as any entries under the latest published version will also be
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parsed for inclusion within Guideline/SC boxes and Key Terms definitions within Understanding pages.
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`details of what happened` should be expressed in present progressive tense
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(e.g. "updating", "removing", "adding"), with the desired outcome listed first.
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For example:
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- updating the red threshold from ... to ...
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- removing one note and adding two new notes, including ...
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- removing a supernumary "Note" indicator from the first note.
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- correcting the word ... to ...

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