- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:29:16 +0200
- To: Bruce Lawson <brucel@opera.com>
- Cc: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Bruce Lawson, Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:05:32 +0100: > On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:42:17 +0100, Laura Carlson > <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> # decorative images should not be allowed as content of a <figure> >>> element as the HTML5 semantics imply that the content of the figure >>> should be meaningful, so no <img alt=""> >>> # when a figure has a <figcaption> the content of the <figcaption> >>> should act as the accessible name for the image(s) inside the <figure> >>> if the image(s) do not have a text alternative provided using the alt >>> attribute. > > Sounds sensible to me. But this couls be misinterpreted as > contradictory. For example. > > <figure> > <img src=ceo.jpg alt=""> > <figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a > synergy</figcaption> > </figure> > > seems entirely accessible (?) and fits in with your first bullet. But > a designer might be troubled by the first bullet which says no <img > alt=""> and write > > > <figure> > <img src=ceo.jpg alt="Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a > synergy"> > <figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a > synergy</figcaption> > </figure> > > which is "too much accessibility". it is duplicate content. How about <figure role="img" > <img src=ceo.jpg alt="Description below." role="presentation" > <summary>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a synergy</summary> </figure> Or may be the infamous solution of *dropping* the alt in order to show that image really is significant, would be the backward compatible solution? Note the combination of role="presentation" and no alt: <figure role="img" > <summary>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a synergy</summary> <img src=ceo.jpg role="presentation" > </figure> Yet another option could be to wrap the <figure> in an object, as a legacy way to make legacy UAs aware that the whole thing is an image: <object><figure role="img" > <summary>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a synergy</summary> <img src=ceo.jpg alt="" role="presentation" > </figure></object> -- leif halvard silli
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