- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:18:53 +0200
- To: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Cc: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Laura Carlson, Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:01:51 -0500: > Sidebar: Something to keep in mind for the examples is that charts and > graphs are not usually interchangeable with data tables so they don't > usually make good long descriptions. [ snip ] > Joe Clark talked about this a few years ago in a WCAG comment. [1] > WCAG revised their example after his comment to: > > "A bar chart compares how many widgets were sold in June, July, and > August. The short label says, "Figure one - Sales in June, July and > August." The longer description identifies the type of chart, provides > a high-level summary of the data, trends and implications comparable > to those available from the chart. Where possible and practical, the > actual data is provided in a table." Doesn't seem sidebar to me ... Rather, it is material info and justification for having a way to identify to a long description. -- leif halvard silli
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