Re: example spec text for longdesc

Laura Carlson, Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:23:33 -0500:
> Hi Steve and everyone,
> 
>> I'll try to upload this in a proper document like yours when I'm able.
> 
> A draft is at:
> http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/research/ld-spec-text.html
> 
> Leif, I tried to address your comment [1]. I took a portion of the
> <blockquote cite=""> spec text and adapted it for longdesc in the
> second bullet.

+1 Super! (Typo: You had 'discription' 2 places in the text.)

Maybe this phrase, which Steve also had, needs thinking:

]]  and the value of the alt attribute and the content referenced by 
the longdesc attribute is the img element's fallback content [[

May be it is the longdesc *URL* that should be described as fallback, 
together with @alt? After all: we have several times made the point 
that the @longdesc text is optional, the user must *choose* to follow 
the longdesc link in order to get it. (This in contrast to 
aria-describedby/aria-labelledby and in contrast to @alt too. [And, for 
all I know, in contrast to the discussed aria-describedAT too.]) It is 
also congruent with how, for instance <video> may contain a link to a 
codec or direct download of the video in its fallback.

Bringing in the phrase 'textual substitute' as description of @alt 
somewhere, would also be good (Vlad Alexander's proposal). Thus, for 
instance the following reformulation of the above quote:

]]  and the value of the alt attribute is the img element's textual 
substitute which, together with the URL of the longdesc attribute, is 
the img element's fallback content [[
-- 
leif halvard silli

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