- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 04:05:06 -0500 (EST)
- To: WAI GL <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
OK, this has been sitting on my plate for ages, so I thought I would kick it off with a handful of quick things - these are more like quick tips (which are useful for assessment) and are not yet related to all the WCAG guidelines. I'll build it as I go... Things I am sure of There must be a title and a desc element for the image as a whole, unless the image is only a representation of text. 2. Ensure that text included is grouped in such a way that it describes a sensible reading order Each identifiable visual object in the image must have a title and should have a desc. A picture of a cow is an identifiable visual object. One of the spots on the cow normally isn't. Each identifiable visual object should be grouped into a single element. For example it might be a path, including a title childd, or it might be a group. Each animation element needs a desc child Things that are often helpful... Use metadata to describe formal relationships between visual objects - for example flowcharts, relational graphs. Use animation rather than scripting to present visual styling effects. (I think that to make "substantive cntent changes" it might be better to use scripts, which will change the DOM, unlike animations. This gets interesting about here...) So there is a very rough start at my 2c worth Chaals -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +33 4 92 38 78 22 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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