- From: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:53:41 -0400
- To: jbrewer@w3.org
- Cc: Masayasu Ishikawa <mimasa@w3.org>, Steven.Pemberton@cwi.nl, w3c-wai-pf@w3.org, w3c-wai-gl@w3.org, w3c-wai-cg@w3.org, wai-liaison@w3.org
Recap on "to what content-type can LONGDESC refer?" [1] 1. The WAI does not recommend placing a content-type restriction on the resource referenced by this attribute in HTML, XHTML, SMIL or other referring format. [2] 2. There are some residual concerns that this freedom may be abused. We consider that most such resources will be of type text/html or possibly text/plain. But strictly limiting it to those choices eliminates options that actually can make the content more accessible, when richer media options are judicuously used. [2] 3. The PF Working Group in particular would like hypertext format developers to note that LONGDESC was designed to deal with limitations of the IMG element and is not an ideal form of solution. In addition, it appears to conflict with the pattern of practice supported by X-Link. We expect that LONGDESC will appropriately be retired from service with all deliberate speeed as other, more XML-appropriate forms of X-Link takes hold in usage, and we would like to work with you in engineering the changeover. [3] 4. We would still like to request that formats using the LONGDESC attribute link to the WCAG in their description of this attribute where the purpose of the attribute is well explained. [2] Al /for WAI-PF, on consultation with WAI-GL as directed by WAI-CG. [1] Initial question http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-html-cg/1999JulSep/0060 [2] No content-type constraint per se, but link to WCAG: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-wai-pf/1999JulSep/0246 [3] Note on retiring LONGDESC http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-wai-pf/1999JulSep/0403.html me: Retiring LONGDESC RL: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-wai-pf/1999JulSep/0403. html
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