- From: Alan J. Flavell <flavell@a5.ph.gla.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:55:06 +0000 (GMT)
- To: Suzan Dolloff <averil@concentric.net>
- cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Suzan Dolloff wrote: > This well-designed and highly-accessible web site uses what's known as a D > link, or "description." Clicking on a D link takes users to another web > page which offers image or sound descriptions whose robust explanations > aren't well served by ALT or TITLE or LONGDESC attributes. Excuse me, I thought that LONGDESC was the properly engineered attribute that was intended to replace the D-link kludge. I mean no disrespect to the folks at wgbh, they did something that needed doing, and did it with the tools at hand. But a properly engineered solution is still surely better? best regards
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