- From: John Foliot <jfoliot@stanford.edu>
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:55:29 -0700 (PDT)
- To: "'Sam Ruby'" <rubys@intertwingly.net>
- Cc: "'Maciej Stachowiak'" <mjs@apple.com>, "'HTML Accessibility Task Force'" <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Sam Ruby wrote: > > On 08/12/2010 08:05 PM, John Foliot wrote: > > > > * use cases that specifically require longdesc, (How many?) > > > > * evidence that correct usage is growing rapidly and that growth > > is expected to continue, (How is this to be measured? What is > 'rapid'? How > > do we 'prove' future events? Why is 'rapid' a requirement? Is not > proof of > > increased correct usage enough?) > > > > * widespread interoperable implementation. (Definition of > > widespread? The W3C Criteria of 2 independent interoperable > > implementations has already been met, so it is unclear how to satisfy > this > > further. How do we meet this requirement?) > > > > The assumption of metrics was something you inferred. > > My suggestion on the way forward is to start with a single step. Such > as a widespread implementation. I've heard second hand that Oracle is > such a user. If they could be encouraged to present their use case > directly, and preferably with samples of web pages (sanitized snapshots > would be fine if we are talking about intranet applications), then the > members of the working group can discuss whether the pros and cons of > that usage. > > - Sam Ruby
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