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RTCA standard infobox

I've noticed that every article of category:RTCA standards has an infobox with some fields. I propose to make the following Template:RTCA standard:

{{{id}}}
{{{title}}}
Latest Revision	{{{date}}}
Prepared by	{{{author}}}

I don't know much about these standards, so maybe there are better names for each fields. Hope this helps --surueña 15:50, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think you managed to implement this good. Nordby73 21:16, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've finally made the {{RTCA standard}}, but with some minor changes in the wikicode due to web accessibility reasons. --surueña 22:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

{{{id}}}
{{{title}}}
Latest revision	{{{date}}}
Prepared by	{{{author}}}

I like the template. I had originally intended to do one myself, but as a WikiNovice, the process for submitting a template and getting it approved looked intimidating, so I just put in the direct formatting.

The color scheme is taken from the cover of the hard copy standards. They are published in two tones of green, and I used the same color scheme in the infobox, so it looks like the cover of the standard.

I am curious about the web accessibility issue. It looks like you omitted the background color for the document number. What web accessibility issue does that address, and in what way? Aarky 05:42, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Aarky. I made some changes to the infobox code because data tables should employ the structural elements (i.e. table caption and table headers) to allow voice browser "understand" each element.

However, I must say that those changes were wrong from the web accessibility POV because infoboxes are layout tables and not data tables. And thererefore accessible infoboxes should not use any of those structural elements, otherwise the user agent will recognize they as data tables. See the differences at Wikipedia:Accessibility#Tables.

I have now fixed the template (i.e. I have reverted to your code :-), and added your comment about where the color scheme was taken. Also, would you like to know how a color blind Wikipedia user will see the template? Go to http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/vischeckURL.php and try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DO-178B and also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page . They are both OK. Best regards --surueña 14:53, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Objectives

Could anyone precise the objectives per DAL, please? ramtam 22:42, 03 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please specify what you mean by DAL? Nordby73 18:00, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DAL = Design Assurance Level. 22:14, 20 Aug 2006 (UTC)

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 Could anyone precise the objectives per DAL, please? [[User:ramtam|ramtam]] 22:42, 03 July 2006 (UTC)
 :Could you please specify what you mean by DAL? [[User:Nordby73|Nordby73]] 18:00, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
+::DAL = Design Assurance Level. 22:14, 20 Aug 2006 (UTC)