Re: FORMAL OBJECTION (was RE: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-204 aria-hidden)

On Aug 14, 2012, at 19:39 , John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> wrote:

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> And this is where there is a difference today: some (many?) tools HAVE adopted and support @longdesc - and tools that far transcend screen readers alone (for example, content authoring tools). But a small group of engineers have it in their minds that @longdesc must go, and are willing to swallow any hand-waving imagineering and "suggestions on how it might work" tomorrow, in their fevered push to oust @longdesc at all costs today.
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Another plea for more temperate language.  Generally I reckon those using intemperate language to be the ones who are 'fevered', and discount accordingly.

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 00:48:24 UTC