- From: Bailey, Bruce <Bruce_Bailey@ed.gov>
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:51:56 -0500
- To: "'Jamie Mackay'" <Jamie.Mackay@cultureandheritage.govt.nz>
- Cc: "'WAI Mailing list'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Dear Jamie, This specific issue comes up ever so often. The suggestions you are getting seem rather innovative, if not well supported. I did a casual search through the archives for "mouseover" but could find exactly what I was looking for. You might have better luck searching for yourself. At a minimum, I would suggest the thread beginning with URL: <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2000AprJun/0438.html> I remember an earlier observation that one _could_ use JavaScript to swap ALT content dynamically -- but what would be the point -- since a screen reader would never be able to get a hold of it! I rather like your approach. It seems to me that the content is sufficient. It is fairly backwards compatible, and works on both major market browsers. I would judge your solution to be more than acceptable, perhaps even commendable. Does anyone disagree with this assessment? Good luck, Bruce Bailey > -----Original Message----- > From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On > Behalf Of Jamie Mackay > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 2:28 PM > To: WAI Mailing list > Subject: swapping images > > > Hi > I'm new to this list so please forgive me if this has come up > already. > > Has anyone come up with a solution for making swap-image javascript > functions accessible? I know that ideally these should be > avoided, but I am > keen to push the boundaries of the guidelines a bit and see what is > possible. My solution so far has been to simply create a D tag (and a > longdesc attribute for the image tag) for the default image and then > describe what each image will look like as the user holds > their mouse over a > different link (for an example see > http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/dnzb_exhibs/index.htm ). > > Is this an 'acceptable' solution? Are there better ways of doing this? > > Thanks > Jamie Mackay > Web Editor > Ministry for Culture and Heritage > New Zealand
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