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

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

Received on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 18:19:28 UTC