- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 14:45:08 +0200
- To: Geoff Freed <geoff_freed@wgbh.org>
- Cc: Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis <bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com>, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Geoff Freed, Wed, 4 May 2011 08:28:23 -0400: >> May be, w.r.t. 'structured host language', we could learn from the @src >> definition and say that longdesc resources should be located inside >> 'HTML and XML files with <html> as root element'. > > === > GF: > I’d be hesitant to put this restriction place because in some cases > it imposes an extra step on the user. For example, if I want to use > a plain-text document, or an accessible PDF, to deliver my longdesc, > are you saying that I must first lead users to a structured document > from which they select a link that *then* leads to the > plain-text/PDF longdesc? Would you agree with me if we made it a SHOULD? To answer your question: Yes you would. OR you could paste the content into HTML file and serve it as longdesc document. Or the longdesc document could include a link to the PDF file, with an explanation saying "See this link to PDF document with description, but note that only first 3 pages are relevant." Can we make it a MUST still? -- Leif H Silli
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