Re: Identifying D-links with "rel"

> Think of an embedded logo, say the one at the beginning of
> <http://www.htmlhelp.com/>.  This image has alternative text, "The Web
> Design Group", to communicate the information contained in the object.  The
> image could also be given a title, "Web Design Group Logo", which acts as a
> short description in this (and most) cases.  The image might also have a
> long description:  "The Web Design Group's logo shows the letters W, D, and
> G in black next to a picture of the Earth..."

What's wrong with:

<OBJECT title="Web Design Group Logo" data=wdg.gif>
  The Web Design Group. <A href=wdg.htm rel=dlink>D</A>
</OBJECT>

> Different users may want some or all of this information, but we should not
> force it on everyone.  The non-visual user who treats the Web as a
> non-visual medium would probably prefer simply the alternative text.  We
> need LONGDESC on OBJECT to allow for this level of granularity.

To get more specific, we could also advocate using

<OBJECT title="Web Design Group Logo" data=wdg.gif>
<PARAM name="longdesc" value="wdg.htm">
  The Web Design Group
</OBJECT>

But I don't think we need a new attribute on OBJECT.

Received on Tuesday, 9 June 1998 03:58:22 UTC