- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:51:12 +0100
- To: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>
- Cc: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, Geoff Freed <geoff_freed@wgbh.org>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Jonas Sicking, Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:13:54 -0700: > As far as I can see aria-describedby addresses this use case. I > believe ARIA is no explicitly supported by HTML5 drafts. Now I am surprised. Care to explain? See my concrete questions below. >> On 2/25/11, Geoff Freed wrote: >>> [ ... ] bear in mind that long descriptions are >>> typically produced after the original content has been published. Jonas, when produced after the original, how would you use aria-describdby? [...] >>> Furthermore, those hosted descriptions will be living documents which >>> may need to be improved upon in a collaborative and moderated >>> fashion. [...] Jonas, how can aria-describedby address the use case of a description that lives on another page? -- leif halvard silli
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