Re: Study project: ALTifier or text-equiv -- Please choose!

Hello, Peter!
Well, as far as I know neither of the borwsers you mentioned offer a
possibility for plug-ins. However, I'd think that a similar offer to
the dev-lynx list would generate an interest.
Best regards,
Victor





---Peter Verhoeven <pav@oce.nl> wrote:
>
> Hi Victor,
> 
> After reading all arguments I prefer a text filter that create a text
> equivalent of a graphical page. 
> Unless it solves not all accessibility problems, it solves a lot. 
> It will help the disabled more on the short term than tools for
adding alt
> tags to images, because you have to ask webmasters to use these
tools. I
> know how much time it cost to contact all those webmasters.
> 
> I think the idea of a plug-in is a good idea. Is it also possible to
add
> plug-ins to browsers like Lynx and Net-Tamer?
> 
> Regards Peter Verhoeven
> 
> At 20:37 25-10-98 -0800, Victor Tsaran wrote:
> >Hello,
> >I remember that Adobe Systems has created an accessibility plug-in
for
> >their Acrobat reader. It was a self-executable file that after
> >extraction was detected by the main program and appropriate changes
> >were implemented to the menus of the program and other components. If
> >a similar accesibility plug-in could be writen for each of teh
> >browsers and be installed on a person's computer, we could
eliminate a
> >need for additional tags.
> >See what you all have to say,
> >Best regards,
> >Victor
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---Peter Verhoeven <pav@oce.nl> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Dan,
> >> 
> >> At 13:26 21-10-98 +0200, Daniel Dardailler wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If it is possible to create a text-only filter I prefer such a
> >filter. But
> >> >> I think it is NOT possible.
> >> >
> >> >Peter, compare what's in 
> >> >   http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/text-equiv
> >> >and what current browser do and you'll understand that a text-only
> >> >tool can be a reality, albeit not a solve-all solution.
> >> 
> >> Yes, I understand you are right! 
> >> I only miss the HTML generated by CGI scripts. 
> >> But for a lot of websites this will work. 
> >> 
> >> Regards Peter Verhoeven
> >> 
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> 
> >> 
> >
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Received on Monday, 26 October 1998 20:36:40 UTC