- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:47:28 +0200
- To: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
- Cc: Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>, John Foliot <john@foliot.ca>, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Silvia Pfeiffer, Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:41:14 +1000: > A hand-waving mention of "revealing the attribute to the UA" and "user > preferences, options etc." is exactly what I want to avoid. I would > prefer we say something informative and non-normative such as: > > Long image descriptions should be made available to the user through a > visual indicator. This can e.g. be through a link in the image's > context menu which can appear on a right-click on the image or after > pressing the image with your finger for an extended time. It could > also be through an icon somewhere on the image, or listed "on the back > of the image" e.g. if the UI allowed to "turn it around", or any other > means that the UA deems appropriate. +1 Sounds good to me. > Would browser vendors resist such a paragraph and the implied > implementation consequences? I subscribe to the question. -- Leif H S
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