[Bug 8656] New: Allow user to select fallback content for the object element

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8656

           Summary: Allow user to select fallback content for the object
                    element
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
               URL: http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/text-level-
                    semantics.html#the-object-element
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: a11y
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML5 spec bugs
        AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org
        ReportedBy: gez.lemon@gmail.com
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: ian@hixie.ch, mike@w3.org, public-html@w3.org, public-
                    html-a11y@w3.org


The algorithm for object specifies that a user agent picks the "first one it
supports" -- suggest that this model be revised to allow user agents to
identify nested children that may not have been rendered and display them
instead. The problem that this addresses is that it allows for situations where
the format can be accessible, but often isn't (ex. Flash), allowing users to
choose an alternative without having to configure their browsers to render a
particular content type differently depending on the site that they happen to
be visiting.


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Received on Wednesday, 6 January 2010 10:19:08 UTC