- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:17:45 -0400
- To: "Gregory J. Rosmaita" <oedipus@hicom.net>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org, wai-xtech@w3.org
equivelent content would be best, we used to have conditional content while not perfect at least did not detract from its ability to be primary content because under that term, everything was conditional content. On Jun 25, 2007, at 12:23 PM, Gregory J. Rosmaita wrote: aloha, all -- there is a recurring term that keeps resurfacing on he HTML WG's discussions as regards graphical images: fallback content remember that one person's fallback content, is another's (in this case, my) primary content... i understand that fallback content is also used by those whose software or hardware or connection will not allow the rendering of images, and therefore he or she can fall back on the rich content to obtain equivalent information about the unsupported image type, but in this case, as well, it isn't really a true fallback -- from the user's perspective, it's primary content... besides, it should be up to the user how the longdesc should be rendered -- i've suggested a setting that would replace the image with the contents of a longdesc, in a sidebar, in an IFrame (shudder), and so on. and what of those whose visual acuity is in decline, or when a user encounters what he or she perceives as a blurry image -- these users, too, need the rich content longdesc can describe, but may also want to read the context and description in parallell, in order to make sense of the image being presented... gregory. ----------------------------------------------------------------- LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure. -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory J. Rosmaita, oedipus@hicom.net Camera Obscura: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html UBATS: United Blind Advocates for Talking Signs: http://ubats.org -----------------------------------------------------------------
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