Re: providing a long description using the summary and details elements.

remailing with example code sans extraneous role and tabindex code:

On 24 August 2010 12:09, Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> an idea:
>
> using the summary /details elements to provide a long description for an
> image:
>
>
>    - image goes in the <summary>
>    - long description in <details>
>    - use of longdesc attribute on image provides indication to browser/AT
>    that details/summary is being used for the specific purpose of providing a
>    long description.
>    - longdesc attribute with URL value (longdesc="URL") provided for
>    backwards compatibility (suggest deprecated in HTML5)
>    - longdesc attribute without an URL "longdesc" be specced as an
>    indicator that a long description is present when image is sole content of
>    the summary element.
>
>  example code:
>
> <details>
>   <summary ><img src="images/table.gif" alt="Average rainfall in
> millimetres by country and season." width="407" height="341"
> longdesc="details.html#table"></summary>
>
> <table border="1" id="table"><caption>Rainfall in millimetres by Country
> and Season.</caption><tr> <td></td><th scope="col">UK</th><th
> scope="col">Japan</th><th scope="col">Australia</th></tr><tr> <th
> scope="row">Spring</th><td>5.5</td><td>2.4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr> <th
> scope="row">Summer</th><td>4.5</td><td>3.4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr> <th
> scope="row">Autumn</th><td>3.5</td><td>1.8</td><td>1.5</td></tr><tr> <th
> scope="row">Winter</th><td>1.5</td><td>1.2</td><td>1</td></tr></table>
>
> </details>
>
> sort of working example
> http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/misc/details.html (haven't had time to
> work out glitches, but gives an idea of how it could work, doesn't work in
> IE yet. note: scripting would not be required once details/summary
> implemented by browsers).
> resolves issues of:
>
>    - providing *standardized* method for a programnmatically associated
>    long description
>    - provides it inline next to the image
>    - only displayed on user request
>    - does not clutter design (note example does not a disclosure triangle
>    as is suggested for details/summary in spec, but this would not clutter
>    desigh , i don't think)
>    - deprecates current longdesc use, but provides for backwards compat
>    and continued use of longdesc attribute
>    - details could conatin a.n <iframe> to display long descriptions
>    external to the page.
>    - long desc available to anybody who wants it.
>
>
>
> --
> with regards
>
> Steve Faulkner
> Technical Director - TPG Europe
> Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium
>
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>
>



-- 
with regards

Steve Faulkner
Technical Director - TPG Europe
Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium

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