- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 00:26:48 -0400
- To: Anne Pemberton <apembert@erols.com>, Joe Clark <joeclark@contenu.nu>, Joe Clark <joeclark@joeclark.org>, w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
At 5:34 PM -0400 2001/7/28, Anne Pemberton wrote: >Joe, > No matter the arguments presented, text is an element on a >page, no more, and no less. It needs an equivalent. Does the >equivalent need to be a graphic? No, but a graphic is probably the >easiest to do, other than a sound file of someone reading the text. >Animations and multimedia can also be equivalents to text .... >Wendy has suggested that links could be illustrations, so a link >could be the equivalent of a block of text if the link leads to >something that illustrates the text ... Another good approach to "alternatives for text" is to provide valid keywords -- not just for the entire page, but metadata that applies only to a particular section as well. (Note to self: Recommend this to WAI PF for XMLGL consideration.) Using those keywords, an indexed library of graphics, and a reasonably intelligent keyword-matching algorithm, you could probably get some good alternative content. This could be done in-browser, on the server, or via a proxy. Note that it's not quite the same as relying on "text", as the keywords are just a textual -expression- of a particular idea, and the actual output to the user could be in a variety of forms, including graphical. (For fun, imagine if you will a proxy which scans the keywords and/or content and matches them against an indexed library of background sounds -- under user control, of course. This could provide a sense of "tone" to a page analogous to color choices in visual design.) --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com> Technical Developer Liaison Reef North America Accessibility - W3C - Integrator Network Tel +1 949-567-7006 ________________________________________ BUSINESS IS DYNAMIC. TAKE CONTROL. ________________________________________ http://www.reef.com
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