- From: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:01:09 -0700
- To: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Cc: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, Geoff Freed <geoff_freed@wgbh.org>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> wrote: > Jonas Sicking, Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:13:54 -0700: >> As far as I can see aria-describedby addresses this use case. I >> believe ARIA is no explicitly supported by HTML5 drafts. > > Now I am surprised. Care to explain? See my concrete questions below. > >>> On 2/25/11, Geoff Freed wrote: > >>>> [ ... ] bear in mind that long descriptions are >>>> typically produced after the original content has been published. > > Jonas, when produced after the original, how would you use > aria-describdby? > > [...] >>>> Furthermore, those hosted descriptions will be living documents which >>>> may need to be improved upon in a collaborative and moderated >>>> fashion. [...] > > Jonas, how can aria-describedby address the use case of a description > that lives on another page? I believe we've been down this path many many times. I'll refrain from repeating information which has been presented ad infinitum already. / Jonas
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