Re: [XHTML 2] 20.1 usemap attribute (PR#7749)

> Dear HTML Working Group,
> 
> Where the usemap is in an external uri, what happens if the remote URI 
> fails?
> 
> Please clarify the specification such that the image is not rendered unless 
> the remote URI is successful, so as to ensure the user is able to access the 
> fallback contents in that situation.

Thanks.

Will add something along the lines of "If accessing the URI fails, then the
associated src is considered to have failed as well. Note that this means if
there is a nested element with alternate content, that content will be
processed." We will also add a note to the src definition about its interaction
with usemap.

Best wishes,

Steven Pemberton

Received on Tuesday, 17 January 2006 16:51:08 UTC