- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 10:38:42 +1000 (AEST)
- To: WAI Working Group <w3c-wai-wg@w3.org>
I agree that a long description of an image map may in some cases be necessary if the required information can not be conveyed by associating an ALT attribute with each of the defined areas on a client-side map. All web clients that comply with the HTML 3.2 specification should fully support client-side image maps. Any failure in this regard should certainly be addressed in the education and awareness aspect of the WAI project. Again, this is a "time frame" issue. Perhaps the guidelines should, in the first place, strongly discourage the use of server-side image maps, and then offer a solution for those who still insist upon using them.
Received on Friday, 18 July 1997 20:38:48 UTC