Re: LONGDESC: some current problems and a proposed solution added to the wiki

On Jul 2, 2007, at 3:17 AM, Joshue O Connor wrote:

>
> Robert Burns wrote:
>> We should understand that @longdesc is the after-thought addition  
>> of fallback content to an element that is defined as canonically  
>> empty.
>> @alt is also part of dealing with that problem. So I think we  
>> should deal with those two attributes in that context.
>
> Am not sure if I know what you mean by 'canonically empty'? Empty for
> whom? Something is empty if it is empty, null, void or never meant  
> to be
> filled.

By canonically empty, I merely meant that the spec defines (requires)  
that there be not contents between the opening and the closing tags  
(creating our fallback content dilemma).

Take care,
Rob