- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:47:54 -0500
- To: public-html@w3.org, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
On Aug 14, 2012, at 19:39 , John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> wrote: > > And this is where there is a difference today: some (many?) tools HAVE adopted and support @longdesc - and tools that far transcend screen readers alone (for example, content authoring tools). But a small group of engineers have it in their minds that @longdesc must go, and are willing to swallow any hand-waving imagineering and "suggestions on how it might work" tomorrow, in their fevered push to oust @longdesc at all costs today. > Another plea for more temperate language. Generally I reckon those using intemperate language to be the ones who are 'fevered', and discount accordingly. David Singer Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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