- From: Scarlett Julian (ED) <Julian.Scarlett@sheffield.gov.uk>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:03:33 -0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Cynthia wrote: > You may very well need to add a link to a description of the > graphs. Yes, this was one of my thoughts too but it doesn't solve the problem of no alt attribute which means that the pages won't meet priority 1 guidelines which essentially means the site won't comply with the DDA (did I mention that I work in local govt) hence runs the risk of being illegal :-( Matthew and Chaals mentioned using tools such as Tidy to change the mark-up somewhere in the workflow process. I spend what I consider to be vast tracts of my working day using such tools to turn M$ Office rubbish into something useable but this problem is inherently different in that the HTML is generated by a Crystal Reports Web Server Component and I can't see any point at which to interrupt the process. Maybe I could pass the resulting HTML through a script of some sort that would search for <img src=xxxxxxxxxx> and insert alt="yyyyyyy" but how to control the value of "yyyyyyyy"? I was hoping that someone here had experienced the problem but alas. And that's not a criticism of you guys at all btw; I have approached the problem from the other end too by asking Crystal Reports developers the same question and again am getting nowhere. I think the next step is to approach the software vendors and point out the inadequacies of their product. many thanks as ever Julian The information in this email is confidential. The contents may not be disclosed or used by anyone other than the addressee. If you are not the addressee, please tell us by using the reply facility in your email software as soon as possible. Sheffield City Council cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message as it has been transmitted over a public network. If you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended please tell us as soon as possible.
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