Re: Suggested addition to 1.1

Marti,

       I've re-read Guidelines 1, at least on draft 21, which I have
attached below, and I don't see a place to insert what you are suggesting. 

	I think this issue can be fully covered in the techniques, on how to do
text equivalents for images. Techniques to use when an image is an
illustrations, techniques to use when an image is navigational and
techniques to use when the image is both, or even something else we haven't
envisioned yet. 

	After I wrote yesterday, I thought about the situation, and when you link
from a small image to the full sized image, the full sized image comes in
alone, not as part of a page so cannot have an alt tag or long description.
All text equivalents need to be on the page with the small image, or they
won't exist. 

	I still feel that guidelines 1 should somehow say that the visual
presentation must include illustrations , a minimum of one per page ... 

Perhaps Guideline1  could say: "Design content that be presented visually
(images and text), auditorily, or tactually, according to the needs and
perferences of the user." 

But I aggree the parentheses is a clumsy way to insert this important point.

					Anne


>Guideline 1. Design content that can be presented visually, auditorily or
tactually, according to the needs and preferences of the user.
>[New ] 
> [D] 
>1.1 Provide a text equivalent for all non-text content (audio clips,
images, videos, etc.) 
>A text equivalent 
>· Communicates the same information as the non-text element. 
>· Serves the same function as the non-text element. 
>· May contain structured content or metadata. 
>· May be easily converted to braille or speech, or displayed in a larger
font or different colors. Thereby providing access to the information for
someone who can not see at all, who can not see well, or who needs to
supplement visual information with auditory information. 
>Depending on the purpose and content of the non-text element, a short
label may be appropriate while in other circumstances, a more thorough
explanation may be required.
>

At 05:18 AM 2/10/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Anne,
> I think this is getting back to the difference between functional images
>and illustrations a bit. Perhaps you can suggest some more precise wording
>but my point was not to have images which are there primarily as click on
>navigation be described in detail what they look like.  This is
>unfortunately something I have seen several sites do recently and it makes
>the page very difficult to use.  The kind of image/link you mention might be
>an exception, however I still think a 'short' version of the description
>should go with the smaller (thumbnail) image and a more detailed one with
>the larger. So perhaps alt=enlarge image of dog would work? Now the question
>is how to word the checkpoint?
>Marti
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Anne Pemberton" <apembert@erols.com>
>To: "Marti" <marti@agassa.com>
>Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:23 PM
>Subject: Re: Suggested addition to 1.1
>
>
>> Where should you put what the picture is? If the alt text for the small
>> image is "enlarge image" someone who can't see the image has to click on
>it
>> to find out what the image is?
>>
>> Anne
>>
>> At 04:54 PM 2/9/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> >hmm that's a good one - how about alt="enlarge image"
>> >Marti
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Anne Pemberton" <apembert@erols.com>
>> >To: "Marti" <marti@agassa.com>
>> >Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:29 PM
>> >Subject: Re: Suggested addition to 1.1
>> >
>> >
>> >> What would be the suggested alt for an image that is a link to a larger
>> >> version of the image?
>> >>
>> >> Anne
>> >>
>> >> At 04:04 PM 2/8/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> >> >Valid alt ...
>> >> >For linked images should describe function of link, not look of image
>> >> >Marti
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> Anne Pemberton
>> >> apembert@erols.com
>> >>
>> >> http://www.erols.com/stevepem
>> >> http://www.geocities.com/apembert45
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> Anne Pemberton
>> apembert@erols.com
>>
>> http://www.erols.com/stevepem
>> http://www.geocities.com/apembert45
>>
>
>
Anne Pemberton
apembert@erols.com

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Received on Saturday, 10 February 2001 08:34:19 UTC