- From: Dr. Olaf Hoffmann <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:57:21 +0100
- To: public-html@w3.org
Guillaume Ludwig wrote: > Dr. Olaf Hoffmann wrote: > > I think, these problems show mainly, that the img element > > of html is outdated since the object element was introduced. > > Perhaps, however "object" can't replace "img" from a semantic point of > view. object is more a generic element for problematic cases, if nothing else describes the purpose of the content better. Maybe authors have to use attributes like role/class to specify it better. > > > Therefore the best approach would be to replace img by > > image with the same functionality as object and doing > > similar things concerning functionality with video and > > audio to get the same approach as in SMIL - the naming > > is only related to semantics, the authors thinks is right, > > the functionality is always the same for all of them... > > Then, we'll have an "image" element, but what are the differences with > the "img" element, only semantics ? > > (note: I prefer a image element than a img element) > No, if it has the same functionality than object, authors have the chance to provide alternative content in different formats and if the viewer/user-agent provides an interface, the reader/user may chose what is the best 'display' for the intended purpose and his access to the problem. Unforunately as we can see every day, the world in general and even such a small part as the internet is not so easy at all, therefore it is a more democratic approach to give anyone the chance to be responsible for the best access to the content - author can provide different formats, programmers can try to interprete different formats and readers/user may have the choice, what to display with which program/plugin in the given case - this is needed, because we know, specifications, documents and implementations are faulty, therefore never completely relyable for any purpose - especially not for this multimedia stuff.
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