- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 05:26:38 -0400 (EDT)
- To: <DPawson@rnib.org.uk>
- cc: <wai-xtech@w3.org>
I think pragmatically we should recognise that a lot of XML is probably created automatically from instance data, used internally to a small orgainsation, and that's it. But then, when I started working on accessibility only a minority of documents in HTML used the alt attribute for images - so I think there is progress we can make. Although it isn't necessarily going to be reliable, getting a link to a schema as a priority would be helpful. And as with alternatives for images, it is possible for a third party to create a schema and link it externally. So it may be that this becomes a relatively reliable technique in a couple of years. Cheers Chaals On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 DPawson@rnib.org.uk wrote: Charles wrote: > Yes, in XML Accessibility Guidelines we do encourage people > to have a schema > definition - particularly in Guideline 4 - > http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/XML/#g4_0 >From which it may be possible to retrieve element information. Agreed. Pragmatically, only a minority of todays XML documents do reference the schema/DTD from which they were derived. I don't believe this to be a reliable method of obtaining element descriptions. regards DaveP > On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, William Loughborough wrote: > > At 08:59 AM 6/20/2002 -0400, Ian B. Jacobs wrote: > >c) Don't require a schema for every XML usage. > > Perhaps "require" is too harsh, but we ought do something > to encourage > "schematization permeation" of "things 'X'"? > > -- > Love. > > It's Bad Luck to be Superstitious! > > -- > Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles > phone: +61 409 134 136 > W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI > fax: +33 4 92 38 78 22 > Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia > (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia > Antipolis Cedex, France) > - NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email's content. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email and any attachments from your system. RNIB has made strenuous efforts to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any viruses which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk 14th June 2002 is RNIB Look Loud Day - visit http://www.lookloud.org.uk to find out all about it. -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +33 4 92 38 78 22 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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