Re: suggestions for new roles and properties in ARIA next

On Apr 20, 2011, at 12:39 PM, John Foliot wrote:

> James Craig wrote:
>> Can you give a specific example (using real text, not lorem ipsum) of
>> where this might be needed? I'd just like to come up with a defensible
>> case that cannot be done another way, or one that would gain
>> significant benefit over the alternative if done this way.
> 
> Taking a stab at this request:
> 
> <img
> src="http://macdailynews.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/110201_nielsen_01.png
> " alt="Line Graph - Mobile Operating System Share, US Q4 '09 - Q4 '10"
> aria-description="The graph shows the rapid growth of Android from 2% to
> 27% market share, a 11% decline for Blackberry OS to 27%, and a relatively
> flat pattern for iOS at 28% over a 14 month period.">
> …
> Would this meet your use-case request?

It's decidedly better than @longdesc, if for no other reason than because it's already local.

Added to the ARIA 2.0 issue for "longdesc"
http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/Group/track/issues/411

Received on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 22:44:42 UTC