- From: Daniel Dardailler <danield@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:47:39 +0200
- To: WAI Working Group <w3c-wai-wg@w3.org>
Jason wrote: > I agree that a long description of an image map may in some cases be > necessary if the required information can not be conveyed by associating > an ALT attribute with each of the defined areas on a client-side map. All > web clients that comply with the HTML 3.2 specification should fully > support client-side image maps. Any failure in this regard should > certainly be addressed in the education and awareness aspect of the WAI > project. Again, this is a "time frame" issue. Perhaps the guidelines > should, in the first place, strongly discourage the use of server-side > image maps, and then offer a solution for those who still insist upon > using them. I agree, and wonder how close we are with the text included in the Trace unified guidelines at: http://www.trace.wisc.edu/text/guidelns/htmlgide/htmlgide.htm#graphics.imaps
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