The below are my personal opinions.
I assume the implication of accepting this CFC is that "longdesc on img
elements" will be removed from the section that states that it is
non-conforming [1].
I'm supportive of this CFC under the following conditions:
1. I'd like to make sure that "longdesc on iframe elements" remains
non-conforming.
2. I'd also like to make sure we come up with a more generic means of
linking to external long descriptions for any replaced element, not just
images. In the long term I'd like to see such a feature and I'd like to see
that feature replace @longdesc on images, too. I'm therefore suggesting
that for HTML5.1 @longdesc on img is added to the list of obsolete but
conforming features [2] with a statement that it is there for legacy
reasons and will be replaced by a new aria-* attribute.
I'm saying aria-* because if it is an accessibility-only attribute, it
should be in the aria namespace. Proponents that argue that it's not just
for accessibility should use <a> instead.
Regards,
Silvia.
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/single-page.html#non-conforming-features
[2]
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/single-page.html#obsolete-but-conforming-features
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>wrote:
> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to publish as a First Public Working
> Draft (FPWD) the following “HTML5 Image Description Extension”
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> Silence will be taken to mean there is no objection, but positive
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