- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:18:04 -0800
- To: Larry Masinter <LMM@acm.org>
- Cc: 'HTML WG' <public-html@w3.org>
On Feb 27, 2010, at 6:07 PM, Larry Masinter wrote: > > The actual tests for conformance evaluation include > testing for whether longdesc is there: > > Test 1.1_HTML_04 > This test is targeted to analyse long descriptions > of media elements. > * Applicability criteria: all long descriptions > of images and media elements. > //img/@longdesc > //object//a/@href > * Test procedure: > 1. Check that the long description referenced > by the longdesc or href attribute is available. > 2. Check that it appropriately describes the element. > * Expected results: FAIL if #1 or #2 is false. I think you're misstating what this test says. It says that *if* longdesc is present on an element, *then* the document it points to must be available, and must appropriately describe the element. It does not say longdesc is required to be present in the first place. Regards, Maciej
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