Re: rationale for preserving longdesc in HTMLx [Re: dropping longdesc attribute]

On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 02:49:32PM -0400, Gregory J. Rosmaita wrote:
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> aloha -- there are several essential reason for retaining LONGDESC:

I support these reasons. However, it should also be recognized that the HTML
IMG element isn't well designed in the first place. I prefer OBJECT elements,
which can be nested, or the XHTML 2.0 SRC attribute, where the element and its
content serve as the alternative to the image.

The Web needs to move toward better markup language designs. Instead of
considering whether this or that accessibility-relevant feature should be
deleted from the specification, it would be more interesting, and ultimately
of greater benefit to the future of markup languages on the Web, to devise
superior solutions, where feasible, which incorporate accessibility naturally
and conveniently.

Received on Monday, 25 June 2007 10:38:56 UTC