[Bug 14937] Replace poor coding example for figure with multiple images

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14937

--- Comment #4 from steve faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> 2011-12-08 10:17:30 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > You obviously misunderstand, this issue has nothing to do with AT, your 'best
> > practice' is based on a fiction that the title attribute content is available
> > to all users via the browser, it is most evidently not.
> 
> It's based on potential future implementations not today's implementations.
> 
> An HTML WG decision discussed, and dismissed, the accessibility problems with
> @title - taking the line that user agents could provide better access to @title
> in the future:
> 
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Apr/0451.html
> 
> For now, the examples in the spec are in line with that decision.
> 
> Challenging the specification for @title should be a precursor for challenging
> particular examples that use @title.

>> It's based on potential future implementations not today's implementations.

Same could be said for other failed features , promoting their use when no
commitment to implement has been provided by the browser vendors is putting
theoritcal purity over authors over users.

The title attribute is not a new feature, its use in this case is not a new
use.

That is why I have specified a normative willful violation of HTML5 in the the
alt text specification [http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/#secm7}

The WG ruled on whether the title attribute is conforming when alt is absent,
this is not the case under discussion.

FYI
I fully expect that decision to be re-opened soon and have some expectation it
will be overturned as it bad for accessibility.
here is the re-open request change proposal:
http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/notitlev2

I look forwrad to your and like minded peoples counter proposal with spirited
defence of the status quo.

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Received on Thursday, 8 December 2011 10:17:33 UTC