- From: Wendy A Chisholm <chisholm@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:45:20 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
We've been working to create an appropriate "warning" about the use of alternative pages (technique 2 in C.1). The following is the text of the proposed "note" to accompany this technique. It's a little wordy, but it seems to capture most of the concerns people have about the use of alternative pages. thoughts? --the editors Alternative pages should be used sparingly since authors tend to neglect updating the alternative page as often as the original page. An out-of-date page may be as frustrating as one that is inaccessible since, in both cases, the information presented on the original page is not available. Automatically generating alternative pages can make it easier to keep up with updates. However, authors must be careful to ensure that generated pages always make sense and that each version (original and alternative) contains the appropriate links such that one may either follow the original path throughout the site, or the alternative one, or flip back and forth between the two. Before resorting to an alternative page you may want to reconsider the design of the original page. A page that is too elaborate may deter a larger audience than you might expect.
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