- From: Mike Paciello <paciello@yuri.org>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 15:32:19 -0400
- To: Al Gilman <asgilman@access.digex.net>, w3c-wai-wg@w3.org (WAI Working Group)
At 03:05 PM 9/11/97 -0400, Al Gilman wrote: >to follow up on what Mike Paciello said: > >> I am inclined to support Dave's point; it's more or less a case of "what >> harm will it do" -- none. It provides an immediate solution to current (and >> older) browsers, it certainly provides a reasonable solution to the >> eventual OBJECT transition. Couger will be out on the streets very soon and >> my understanding is that several browers are still heavily involved in >> development. >> > >It's not so free as that. The cost of LONGDESC is training and >the risk of LONGDESC is if we turn around and obsolete it soon we >lose credibility with the author community. > >I don't yet see what a new LONGDESC attribute would do for users >of current and older browsers that don't process it. The >immediate solution that works with legacy browsers is an >always-visible link created with the existing Anchor element. It >means you have to change pages to read the description -- this >can get one lost -- but it does what it does with the browsers >our customers have now. > >There are two questions I don't think we have answered fully yet, >and to the extent that we can answer them better before the >November meeting I think we should try to: > > - Is this the best solution we can get from 4.0? > > - Does this build progressively toward the long-term > solution, or will we want to backtrack later? > >On the other hand, I fear we have bigger fish to fry. I was >talking to Daniel today and he said he would put together a >workplan for the Cougar Review action item so we can prioritize >and structure our work a little. As always, there are several things to consider and this cleary warrants a discussion by the working group. I have a vested interest in how this works out; guess I'll have to commit, if you have enough room for me Al. I definately agree that a workplan is the necessary evil. Regards, Mike ------------------------- 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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