- From: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:49:13 +0200
- To: David Poehlman <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org, W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>
David Poehlman wrote: > Actually, unless you cover all the variables, it will most likely prove your > first #2. Not all browsers support longdesc and maybe even not all > assistive technologies recognize it as such? Then that is just further evidence against the use of longdesc. Although I was under the impression that recent versions of screen readers do have support for it, if it's still not supported by widely used versions after a decade of being in HTML4, I really don't think it's worth waiting even longer for it to be supported on the video element too. However, I wouldn't object to the study being performed by users with screen readers that are known to support longdesc, as long as each individual used their own normal settings and preferences, to avoid biasing the test in anyway. -- Lachlan Hunt - Opera Software http://lachy.id.au/ http://www.opera.com/
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