- From: Subir Grewal <grewals@acf2.NYU.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 14:35:58 -0400 (EDT)
- To: HTML Discussion List <www-html@w3.org>
I just realized that in the examples for JAVA applets included in the OBJECT draft <URL:http://www.w3.org/pub/Markup/TR/WD-object.html> the examples contain "descriptions" that run sort of like "your client does not know how to execute Java applications". I was wondering whether something along the lines of "" would be better. Simply hiding it from those who cannot derive any use from it. Or better yet "Cream puffs in the wind" for a little applet that has those words scrolling around the document (presuming such a thing serves any purpose at all). What I'm concerned about is that the examples as they stand legitimize such statements as "Your browser doesn't support java, get the latest-greatest-browser 54.36 beta NOW!". Which is something we've been considering here for a while as well. I don't think we need to encourage such statements. Even something like "Some useful alternative text here" would be better than "Your client does not support java applications". hostmaster@trill-home.com * PGP * Blue-Ribbon * Lynx 2.6 * comp.advocacy@NYU So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. -- Bertrand Russell
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