Re: 48-Hour Consensus Call: InstateLongdesc CP Update

Silvia Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Joshue O Connor<joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>  wrote:
[...]
>> Opening a context menu via a UA should be a case of revealing the attribute
[...]
>
> A hand-waving mention of "revealing the attribute to the UA" and "user
> preferences, options etc." is exactly what I want to avoid.

That wasn't an attempt at 'spec ready text' Silvia.

> I would prefer we say something informative and non-normative such as:


> Long image descriptions should be made available to the user through a
> visual indicator. This can e.g. be through a link in the image's
> context menu which can appear on a right-click on the image or after
> pressing the image with your finger for an extended time. It could
> also be through an icon somewhere on the image, or listed "on the back
> of the image" e.g. if the UI allowed to "turn it around", or any other
> means that the UA deems appropriate.

As an aside, a transparent .png graphic with a symbol for longdesc would 
be good. Browsers could implement that. You can put that in if you like ;-)

Cheers

Josh