new long description attribute (was Re: {minutes}} HTML WG telecon 2012-09-06)

Hi Sam,

> <rubys> ... perhaps "LongdescZeroEdit" could be be updated
> to advocate a new "describedby" (sans "aria-") attribute?
>
> Sam: someone proposed a specific HTML attribute
>
> Janina: I suggested this in the TF meeting.

August 8, 2010 Bug:
https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10455
(it was originally named  "describedby" (sans "aria-"))

I didn't  pursue it as it reinvents the wheel.
http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/research/constriants/newattribute.html

Best Regards,
Laura
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Laura L. Carlson

Received on Thursday, 6 September 2012 18:08:45 UTC