- From: Mike Paciello <paciello@yuri.org>
- Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 12:00:07 -0400
- To: Al Gilman <asgilman@access.digex.net>, murray@yuri.org
- Cc: w3c-wai-wg@w3.org (WAI Working Group)
Al: I just tried this url and it failed. - Mike At 11:45 AM 8/6/97 -0400, Al Gilman wrote: >It is wasteful for you and me to be arguing whether the author >should put information about the link target in the IMG.ALT or >A.TITLE when the authors have not populated either, nor will >they. > >I need you to join me in teaching the group to demand a more >radical solution such that the navigability is preserved even >when the authors don't do anything extra. > >My note at > > http://www.access.digex.net/%7Easgilman/web-access/perc-rfc.html > >tries to follow your model for what WAI should do to capture a >problem for the experts. Can you give us a response to that >message that is articulated in the proper language of DOM, XML, >RDF, etc? > >We need a long-range plan for communicating the necessary >information about the link target that does not generate busywork >for authors. Once we have that, perhaps we can see our way clear >to saying something about ALT in the short term that is >compatible with the browsers in the field today. > >-- >Al Gilman > > > ------------------------- Michael G. Paciello Executive Director, E-Mail: mailto:paciello@yuri.org Yuri Rubinsky Insight Foundation Tel: +1 603 598 9544 URL: http://www.yuri.org/ FAX: +1 603 598 2839 Promoting Accessibility Awareness! Please Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: http://www.yuri.org/donate.html
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