- From: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:28:34 +1100
- To: Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis <bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com>
- Cc: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>, Richard Schwerdtfeger <schwer@us.ibm.com>, W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>, w3c-wai-pf@w3.org, public-html-a11y@w3.org, laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com, George Kerscher <kerscher@montana.com>, david.bolter@gmail.com, jbrewer@w3.org, faulkner.steve@gmail.com, mike@w3.org
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis <bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Leif Halvard Silli > <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> wrote: >>> The name should reflect the fact that it is a URL. e.g. >>> "aria-descriptionurl" or "aria-describeaturl" would be better. >> >> If one were to pick @describedaturl, then why not, just as well, change >> @describedby to @describedBYidrefs ? > > I think "descriptionids" would have been better, but I suspect UAs > have to implement "aria-describedby" for compatibility with existing > content. > >> I think @describedat is reasonably good - it fits the current naming pattern. > > I'd welcome a break from the existing pattern of naming things confusingly. > > I don't think minting new names for existing features is prerequisite > for choosing better names for new features. Hmm, can we break out completely with something simpler? I was considering @transcription for video, which would in a long description transcribe everything that happens in a video (not just what is being said). Could @transcription work on images? On canvas? Silvia.
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