Re: example spec text for longdesc

Cc- html accessibility TF (for trimming multiple X-posts).

On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:36:32 -0400, Laura Carlson  
<laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Aryeh,
>
> Based on Lachlan's and Henri's feedback I deleted the sentence,
> "Conformance checkers should issue errors if the longdesc URL has
> certain file suffixes, such as .gif, .jpeg, .png etc.)", I could put
> something like it back if people think it would be useful to have it
> as a warning. Do you think that the example spec text is better with
> or without it?

The spec is seriously better without it. Sniffing based on the last few  
characters of a URI is a bad idea. In addition, there are conceivable  
cases where a longdesc (and to touch on a point I intend to answer later  
today) actually refers to a media file, not just something whose allegedly  
opaque identifier shares a superficial resmeblance to one.

cheers

Chaals

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