Re: Longdesc replacement

Hi Madeleine and all,

Note that in this document persist the H45 technic "Use longdesc" :-)

The question is still confusing today.

Best,

/Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo/
Patrono Fundador y Directora General
Fundación Sidar - Acceso Universal
email: emmanuelle@sidar.org
http://sidar.org

El 12/04/2019 a las 23:03, Madeleine Rothberg escribió:
>
> Hi Khaleel,
>
> You can find updated guidance on creating long alternative text here:
>
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/?versions=2.0&showtechniques=111#qr-text-equiv-all
>
> Look for the section called:
>
> Long text alternative techniques for Situation B
>
> I hope this helps.
>
>
> Madeleine Rothberg
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> *From: *Khaleel Eksheir <Khaleel.Eksheir@uncc.edu>
> *Date: *Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:11 AM
> *Subject: *Longdesc replacement
> *Resent-From: *<public-accesslearn@w3.org>
> *Resent-Date: *Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:10 AM
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm writing this email to ask about the use of "longdesc". Based on 
> W3Schools <https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_img_longdesc.asp>, 
> "longdesc" is not supported by HTML 5 and all browsers. I tested 
> "longdesc" using JAWS with Chrome, Firefox, and IE 11. It did not work 
> with Chrome and Firefox. It worked with IE 11 but was confusing. What 
> would be the replacement? is there a solution? Would a link tag <a> work?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Khaleel
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