Re: OBJECT does not allow a long description

At 11:59 AM 05/05/98 +1000, Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
>try the following markup
>
><OBJECT DATA="logo.gif" TYPE="image/gif" TITLE="XYZ Company logo">
>  XYZ Company <A HREF="logo.html" TITLE="Logo description">logo 
>description</A>
></OBJECT>

LQ::  Sure, but what about my last sentence:

>> When
>> we start mixing an object's description and replacement (as has long been
>> done with IMG's ALT attribute), we make it difficult for user agents to
>> render content without the seams from a visual Web becoming a distraction.

LQ::  I won't use long descriptions if it means that seamless accessibility
becomes impossible.  (This is why I don't use D-links.)

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Liam Quinn
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Received on Monday, 4 May 1998 22:27:48 UTC