- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:14:06 +1000 (AEST)
- To: WAI Working Group <w3c-wai-wg@w3.org>
Longdesc could act either as a link which must be activated by the user, or as an automatic process, similar to IMG itself, whereby the description is imported into the document without having to be explicitly requested. Perhaps both alternatives could be made available, thus offering the user a choice. A closely related concern, which has not been addressed so far, is the compatibility of LONGDESC with CSS 2 selectors. Daniel has also proposed modifications to HTML that would permit a proper textual substitute to be given for an image map, rather than merely a list of links and a reference to a long description. As an aside, I often wonder whether the term "long description" can be misleading. What is needed, in many cases, is not a description of what is depicted in an image, but text which conveys the same information without referring to the graphical representation.
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