- From: gregory j. rosmaita <oedipus@hicom.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:08:30 -0400
- To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
- Cc: <wai-xtech@w3.org>
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aloha, y'all! i know i should be working on my outstanding action items, but something's been bugging me since listening to gregg's response to my posting of the image's URI and the ensuing discussion of it -- what the hell does it depict/convey? what exactly is animated? how is it animated? what is the point of the animation? does it contain any text, or is it purely iconic? so, while i'm quite happy that a lot of us have been conscientiously discussing a graphic at the behest of a poster to WAI-IG, i am quite troubled that no one's taken the time or effort to describe the graphic, other than to say that: a) it is a graphic; b) it will serve as a hyperlink; c) the poster was concerned that the animation in the image might constitute flickering; d) as an icon, it is somewhat confusing (only anne seemed to dissent from this opinion); e) it has something to do with radar and it is animated (extrapolation from the file name, radar.anim2) -- could it be a radar image, such as a weather map, or could it be a radar monitoring screen? moreover, i haven't (at least so far) received the impression that anyone who's commented on it really knows at what it is supposed to point, all of which is very puzzling and almost as frustrating... so, i'm appealing to my fellow working group members -- could someone please provide a LONGDESC (long description) of the graphic being discussed? actually, could everyone who's commented upon the graphic provide a LONGDESC -- no, hold on a minute -- i'm curious enough to know how each of you perceive the graphic and what information you derive from it to put together an attachment that is a prototype for a long-standing project of mine... as simply put as i can muster, the project is this: 1. i get a digital camera and take it with me wherever i go 2. i have people take pictures of places, objects, and people that i encounter -- especially those things that "you've got to see" or which leave the sighted observer (at least at first encounter) at a loss for words... 3. i then post the images to the web, each on an individual page, with a simple, 2-field form: the first field is a simple "text" INPUT field, limited to 50 characters, although i've toyed with the idea of limiting it to as few as 25 characters or as many as 75 -- what do people think?) the second field is a free-form TEXTAREA in which a description as long and as detailed as the visitor deems necessary to adequately convey the "content" contained in the image can be entered 4. once you fill out the form, you're rewarded by being able to discern how others described the image you just described so, who's gonna play in my sandbox? consult the attached to get sand in your shoes... i suppose i'll compile the results and archive that in the GL mail archive as well -- on second thought, i think i'll just have the output output straight to wai-xtech... gregory. PS: in the interim between composing this and resuming composition this morning, i've been able to glean a few more tidbits of information about the graphic, mostly from the thread on IG, but no true description has yet (as i write this and to my knowledge) yet been offered... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ABSURDITY, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion. -- Ambrose Bierce, _The Devils' Dictionary_ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory J. Rosmaita, oedipus@hicom.net Camera Obscura: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html VICUG NYC: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/index.html Read 'Em & Speak: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/books/index.html -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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