Technique Template

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[[Category:Tech Techniques]] - replace "Tech" with the appropriate technology, and strip the <nowiki> tag and these instructions. See Category:Techniques for a list of technologies.

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Contents 1 STATUS 2 Applicability 3 User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes 4 Description 5 Examples 6 Resources 6.1 Related Techniques 7 Tests 7.1 Procedure 7.2 Expected Results

STATUS

{include links to previous drafts, surveys, meeting minutes, or production status}

Applicability

{Includes information on when it is technically appropriate to use the technique.}

This technique relates to:

• {Include a list of success criteria, conformance requirements or guidelines to which this technique relates}

User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes

{DELETE THIS HEADER FROM GENERAL TECHNIQUES} {Notes regarding lack of support for this technique with particular user agents or assistive technologies.}

Description

{Main text of the technique}

Examples

{Examples for the technique, or links to external examples}

Code sample. Be sure to put a space at the beginning of each line, and manually wrap
lines so they don't push out to the right.

You can include links to working examples or upload examples to the wiki as needed.

Resources

• {Links to external resources}

Related Techniques

{Closely related techniques}

Tests

{How to test reliably that the technique has been applied, or that it has not been applied.}

Procedure

{If there are any prerequisite tests - list passing them as a required first step in the procedure.}

general form for tests should be

 # step 1
 # step 2
 # check that xyz

Expected Results

general form is 
  * Step#3 is true    (or   Check #3 and Check #6 are true if there are multiple checks)

for failures:
  * If step #N is false, then this failure condition applies and the content fails this success criterion.