- From: Tom Croucher <tcroucher@netalleynetworks.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 10:50:34 +0100
- To: "'Mark Stewart'" <Mark.Stewart@bacs.co.uk>, "'P.H.Lauke'" <P.H.Lauke@salford.ac.uk>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Due to the inherent lack of language support in alt text. In plain text you can define language and encoding something which you can't do for alt text. Tom -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Mark Stewart Sent: 29 September 2003 10:47 To: tcroucher@netalleynetworks.com; P.H.Lauke; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: RE: [w3c-wai-ig] <none> Why not just do the text as an image, therefore language packs would not be needed. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Tom Croucher [mailto:tcroucher@netalleynetworks.com] Sent: 29 September 2003 10:39 To: 'P.H.Lauke'; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: RE: [w3c-wai-ig] <none> As far as I know most modern browsers have Unicode support which means that language packs are not needed to do this. Tom -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of P.H.Lauke Sent: 29 September 2003 10:26 To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: RE: [w3c-wai-ig] <none> If I understand the issue correctly, the advantage of using graphics in this context would be that you could have a visual representation of the language name using the language's respective font...otherwise people would need to have all possible language packs installed to view it correctly. Patrick ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: jon@spin.ie [mailto:jon@spin.ie] > Sent: 29 September 2003 11:12 > To: alicia.chin@families.qld.gov.au; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org > Subject: Re: [w3c-wai-ig] <none> > > > > > Instead of using flags and thus raising questions on which > flag to use, how > > about having images of the language written in their own > script such as > > French as "Francais" (with alt tags on the image > to label the image > > i.e. > > alt="Arabic" .. etc) that the native speakers > themselves will > > easily > > recognise? > > Text in images has many well-known accessibility issues, and > adds nothing. Just use the text. > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- You can find us at www.bacs.co.uk ***************************************************** This communication is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee only. You should not disclose its contents to any other person. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender named above immediately. BACS Limited, registered in England, No 1023742, 3 De Havilland Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 5QA *****************************************************
Received on Monday, 29 September 2003 05:52:19 UTC