- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 09:59:16 -0700
- To: Philip & Le Khanh <Philip-and-LeKhanh@Royal-Tunbridge-Wells.Org>
- Cc: HTML Working Group <public-html@w3.org>
On May 2, 2007, at 1:13 PM, Philip & Le Khanh wrote: > > Maurice wrote: > > > Isn't it possible to use the object/embed tag to insert an image > and have > > the fallback content/text within? > > > > <object src="photo.jpg">this is a photo</object> > > Yes : the real problem is that the prose is touching its > forelock to accessibility (by pretending that the image is > secondary to the text), whereas it really needs to be up-front > and say that the image is primary, falling back to text if the > image cannot be displayed for whatever reason. Just as > accessible, and infinitely more in line with reality. I agree with your sentiment and commented along the same lines on the WHATWG list. One particular example is personal photographs - almost always when you show someone a photo you took, it is the primary content and can't be considered a mere alternative to some text. The text will be an imperfect substitute. Regards, Maciej
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