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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10455 --- Comment #72 from Gregory J. Rosmaita <oedipus@hicom.net> 2010-09-02 21:00:58 --- In reply to comment #69 i, for one, have maintained from the beginning that a verbose description mechanism is NOT only for those who cannot process an image at all, but that it has benefits for many other user groups: for example, a user with an extremely limited viewport may only be able to process the information contained in the image through the direction and guidance provided by the verbose descriptor; likewise, it is relatively easy, using simple CSS, to make a strong visual binding between a verbose descriptor and the object it describes -- a box of a certain color could be generated to provide a color-coded border for an image for which a verbose descriptor has been defined/cited and the same color could be used as a background color for the description of the object bounded by that background color (optimally, a the user could use an intelligent user agent to provide such visual bindings through the use of a client side style sheet, which is a process that i and others have been waiting and suggesting for a long time that an intelligent user agent will assist end users in creating client-side style-sheets through a "wizard" type interface, so that an end user need not know CSS in order to designate client-side styling) this is why i have oft articulated the mantra: "a verbose descriptor should not be an either-or option for a user -- there are users who will benefit greatly from the description even though they are capable of visually processing the described image, in whole or in part this is an aspect of the verbose descriptor requirment (whether met by longdesc or native describedby) i have attempted to convey in collecting "Verbose Descriptor Requirements" on the HTML A11y TF wiki: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/Verbose_desc_reqs -- Configure bugmail: http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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