Hi all,
We have uploaded the scripts mentioned in the accesibility tutorial here: https://openacs.org/storage/?folder_id=2478679
They use standard unix tools (sed, grep,...) to test some items of the WCAG 1.0 Checklist, priority 1 and 2.
It's possible to add exceptions, for each test and globals, in the exceptions directory. They will be evaluated as grep patterns, so regular expressions are ok, as well as simple expressions like filenames.
The script has a verbose option (-v), which shows a large description of each test being passed and the URL of the checklist item.
Usage: $ ./waitest [-v] priority directory
Example: $ ./waitest 1 /web/openacs/packages/
* Performing checks for Web Content Accesibility guidelines 1.0, priority 1
[...]
I have tested them in a Debian GNU/Linux box, results may be different on other Unixes with different grep/sed/... versions.
Adding new tests or editing existing ones is really easy:
1- Add the test description on waitest-descriptions.
2- Replace the dummy test on waitest-functions file with the new one.
3- Uncomment the test on waitest file.
Future: OpenACS integration, upgrade to WCAG 2.0, new tests, database interaction...
Hope you like it :)
-- Héctor
