Title:
Add the Display Name to the comment header
Area:
comment pages
Summary:
There's been a lot of debate over using the username vs. the display name on icons' alt-text+hover-over tool-tip and the accessibility/usability issues that come with changing it from username to display name. This solution is a good compromise on the issue, since it puts the display name somewhere accessible to everyone: after the username in the comment header.
ETA: Also check out the comments for other ideas for implementation not covered by the suggestion. Here's the most promising one.
ALSO also, as a warning: having a display name somewhere useable is a topic people have strong feelings on. Try to be considerate in the discussions, whatever implementation you do or don't support.
ETA 2: A list of solutions proposed so far including some pros and cons of each. If you'd still like to vote, click "implement as-is" for the idea in the description below, and click "implement with changes" if you like something else on the list and comment to the main post to say which (or to the comment linked above if you like the inline reply idea).
Description:
I'd like the Comment Headers to show a user's chosen display name next to their username.
( SOME BACKGROUND INFO ABOUT PAST SUGGESTIONS AND ITS ACCESSIBILITY )
It'd be better to use something like this!=====HOW VISUAL BROWSERS WILL SEE IT=====
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd290/ceesoo/SabraLaTau/layouts/displayname02.pngwith the hover-over tool-tip reading "username: Keywords which may also be fairly lengthy (Description of the icon which can be fairly lengthy)"
=====HOW SCREENREADERS WILL SEE IT=====
[Icon] usernameis25charactersmax: Description of the icon which can be fairly lengthy (Keywords which may also be fairly lengthy)
And then it reads the subject if you put one.
[Userhead] [Personal Profile] usernameis25charactersmax (This is a display name that is 50 characters long.)
date-time etc.
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This way, if they don't want to hear the username over and over I imagine it's easier to skip one word than a long name or phrase, but they can also get at the display name easily just like visual users can by skipping down to the username and display name line. Meanwhile, people on mobile devices or who just can't use hover-over for whatever reason are also able to see the display name because it doesn't require any hovering.
In terms of visual space in the comment header, I don't think 50 characters is too many, as a maximum. And anything that a user didn't fill out would simply not show up. If a user doesn't designate a display name, it'd be best not to show anything in the comment header.
TERMS
* alt-text: what screen readers hear when reading past an icon
** tool-tip/title text: that thing that shows visual users our keywords. DW has it set to contain the same info as the alt-text except in a different order, in an effort to ensure all users have an equivalent experience using the site.
SOME CONNECTED DISCUSSIONS
1)
http://dw-accessibility.dreamwidth.org/18357.html2)
http://dw-suggestions.dreamwidth.org/609311.html3)
http://dw-maintenance.dreamwidth.org/44980.html?thread=1361844#cmt13618444)
http://dw-news.dreamwidth.org/32824.html?thread=4544056#cmt4544056Poll #9974 Add the Display Name to the comment header
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 129
This suggestion:
View AnswersShould be implemented as-is.
76 (58.9%)
Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
14 (10.9%)
Shouldn't be implemented.
17 (13.2%)
(I have no opinion)
20 (15.5%)
(Other: please comment)
2 (1.6%)
![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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