- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:48:51 -0800
- To: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Cc: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>, public-html@w3.org
On Feb 10, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Laura Carlson wrote: > Hi Leif, > >> Well, OK, to the Chairs, then unique use cases for >> @longdesc seems to be crucial. > > I reject the notion that providing unique use cases that *only* > longdesc can fulfill is to be the deciding factor for including > longdesc in the language. > > If I misunderstood the original decision and this is the intent and > will be the determining factor, perhaps a Formal Objection should have > been made after the first decision on that basis instead of the > reopen. That was indeed the original basis for the decision. While I do not want to prejudge the reopened issue before it goes to survey, I expect there are at least two paths to making a strong case for longdesc: (1) Show that some valid use cases can *only* be fulfilled by longdesc. (2) Show that for some valid use cases, longdesc has significant benefits over other possible solutions, even if it is not the only solution; these claimed benefits would then be weighed against the claimed harmful effects of longdesc. Regards, Maciej
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