- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:48:24 -0600
- To: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Cc: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi Leif, On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> wrote: > Laura Carlson, Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:09:44 -0600: > >>> Let's take a brief review of where we are today--where the existing >>> approach has lead us: >>> >>> * We have no workable mechanism for longer text descriptions. We >>> * haven't had one for almost a full year now. It doesn't appear >>> * the WG is about to provide one anytime soon. >> >> Actually it has been since 2007. longdesc never was included in HTML5 >> from the start. > > With regard to the purpose of the Change Proposal: Unless the intention > is to create a third version of HTML5 - or at least an extension to > HTML5, a move of the Alt techniques guideline[s] from HTML5 to another > place, is not going to impact @longdesc's obsoleted status. I believe Janina was referring to the whole HTML Decision Process and reviewing how it has "worked" for the accessibility Task Force. Best Regards, Laura -- Laura L. Carlson
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