Re: 48-Hour Consensus Call: InstateLongdesc CP Update

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

Received on Tuesday, 18 September 2012 13:48:01 UTC