- From: Anne Pemberton <apembert@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 08:11:44 -0400
- To: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>, Joe Clark <joeclark@contenu.nu>, Joe Clark <joeclark@joeclark.org>, w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Kynn, The addition of metadata for elements in a page suits well my way of thinking. It helps fulfill the concept of "element" on a page ... Yes, it would be nice if a search engine would pick up the metadata of page elements and provide a link to that place on the page ... Anne At 12:26 AM 7/29/01 -0400, Kynn Bartlett wrote: >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 Anne Pemberton apembert@erols.com http://www.erols.com/stevepem http://www.geocities.com/apembert45
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