- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:43:59 -0500
- To: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org
- Cc: Charles McCathieNevile <w3b@chaals.com>
Hi WCAG, 1. Title of the document H45: Using longdesc 2. Location within the document "Examples" http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2013/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20130711/H45.html#H45-examples 3. Concern H45 is missing example longdesc syntax for an on-page description. If the long text alternative of an image is useful to all users, keeping it in plain view in the same document and using longdesc for screen reader users to programmatically obtain it is a good option. That way everyone can read it. 4. Suggested change Add something like: If the long text alternative of an image is useful to all users, keeping it in plain view in the same document and using longdesc for screen reader users to programmatically obtain it is a good option. That way everyone can read it. By using a fragment identifier, longdesc may be used to link to a description within the same document. The syntax is: <img longdesc="#desc" alt="Line graph of the number of subscribers" src="http://www.company/images/graph.png"> <div id="desc"> <!-- Full Description of Graph --> <div> 4. Additional rationale for the comment This technique is specified in the HTML5 Image Description Extension (longdesc). Use Case: "Linking to a description included within a page If an image already has a description included within a page, making the linkage explicit can provide further clarity for a user who is not able to interpret the default layout. For example this happens when users force a re-layout of the page elements because they have magnified the content, or because they do not see the default visual relationship between the element and its description. This practice also enables description to be provided for all users. By keeping the association clear the content maintainer can more easily check that the description and link are actually correct." http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-proposals/raw-file/default/longdesc1/longdesc.htm#use-cases Example: http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-proposals/raw-file/default/longdesc1/longdesc.html#intro Please add an explanation and example to Techniques for WCAG 2.0 document H45. Thank you. Best Regards, Laura -- Laura L. Carlson
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