Re: 48-Hour Consensus Call: InstateLongdesc CP Update

On Sep 17, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Gez Lemon <g.lemon@webprofession.com> wrote:

> On 17 September 2012 22:30, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Sep 17, 2012, at 13:58 , Gez Lemon <g.lemon@webprofession.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I support the change proposal, as there is no other reliable method
>>> that is supported today that does the same thing as longdesc.
>> 
>> The trouble is, longdesc is neither widely supported nor reliable today.  If it was, I suspect that we would not be having this discussion.
> 
> It is better supported and more reliable than no solution at all for
> providing a long description for complex images.


Here are six examples. Three of which work today. One which works in all implementations, which is more than can be said of longdesc.

http://cookiecrook.com/longdesc/

Received on Saturday, 22 September 2012 01:21:37 UTC