ISSUE-30

longdesc

Should HTML 5 include a longdesc attribute for images

State:

RAISED

Product:

HTML 5 spec

Raised by:

Sam Ruby

Opened on:

2008-02-06

Description:

Issue Raised by: Charles McCathieNevile, 6 Feb 2008
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Feb/0065.html

HTML 4 includes a longdesc attribute for images, designed to allow authors to provide extended textual alternatives to image content for users without access to the image. It is unclear what the relative balance of merits and problems with this approach is and hence whether it should be included in HTML 5.

Longdesc Change Proposal From Charles McCathieNevile
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Oct/0949.html

See e.g. http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/LongdescRetention 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Feb/0061.html
http://blog.whatwg.org/the-longdesc-lottery

HTML5-SPEC-SECTIONS [the-img-element]

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1. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-11-09)
2. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc): WebAIM 2009 survey (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-11-02)
3. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-11-02)
4. ISSUE-30 (Longdesc): WebAIM 2009 survey (from steveax@pobox.com on 2009-11-02)
5. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-30)
6. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
7. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
8. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-30)
9. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
10. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
11. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-30)
12. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
13. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
14. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
15. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
16. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
17. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
18. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
19. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
20. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-30)
21. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
22. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-30)
23. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-30)
24. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-30)
25. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
26. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
27. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
28. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
29. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
30. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
31. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
32. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie on 2009-10-30)
33. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-30)
34. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-29)
35. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-29)
36. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-29)
37. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from redux@splintered.co.uk on 2009-10-29)
38. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-29)
39. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-29)
40. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-29)
41. minutes Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-10-29: issues, action items, calls for consensus/proposals, task forces, F2F... (from cooper@w3.org on 2009-10-29)
42. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-10-29)
43. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-29)
44. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-10-29)
45. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-10-29: issues, action items, calls for consensus/proposals, task forces, F2F... (from singer@apple.com on 2009-10-29)
46. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-29)
47. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-29)
48. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-29)
49. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
50. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
51. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
52. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-28)
53. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-28)
54. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
55. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
56. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
57. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
58. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-28)
59. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-10-29: issues, action items, calls for consensus/proposals, task forces, F2F... (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-10-28)
60. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-28)
61. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-28)
62. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from shelley.just@gmail.com on 2009-10-28)
63. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from hsivonen@iki.fi on 2009-10-28)
64. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2009-10-28)
65. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from annevk@opera.com on 2009-10-28)
66. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2009-10-28)
67. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-27)
68. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-27)
69. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-27)
70. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-27)
71. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-27)
72. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-27)
73. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-27)
74. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-27)
75. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au on 2009-10-27)
76. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from Kyle@mindfly.net on 2009-10-26)
77. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-26)
78. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-26)
79. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-10-26)
80. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-26)
81. RE: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-10-26)
82. Re: ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2009-10-26)
83. ISSUE-30 (Longdesc) Change Proposal (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-10-26)
84. Chairs Solicit Proposals or recommend closing for issues: 4, 7, 14, 30, 63 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-10-26)
85. ISSUE-30: longdesc - Chairs Solicit Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-10-26)
86. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-09-02)
87. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-09-02)
88. State of HTML WG Unresolved Issues (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-08-20)
89. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-12)
90. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-08-12)
91. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com on 2009-08-12)
92. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-08-12)
93. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-12)
94. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com on 2009-08-12)
95. Re: closing issue-30 longdesc in favor of aria-describedby [was: Consolidated issues ...] (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-08-12)
96. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-12)
97. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from lhs@malform.no on 2009-08-12)
98. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-08-12)
99. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from shelleyp@burningbird.net on 2009-08-12)
100. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from shelleyp@burningbird.net on 2009-08-12)
101. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from lhs@malform.no on 2009-08-12)
102. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from hsivonen@iki.fi on 2009-08-12)
103. Re: Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-08-12)
104. Consolidated issues that may qualify as 'controversial' (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-08-12)
105. alt text... (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-04-27)
106. Re: Need differentiator between 'no alt text provided' and 'no alt text necessary' (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-04-25)
107. Re: Thoughts towards an accessible <canvas> (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-03-21)
108. Re: Need differentiator between 'no alt text provided' and 'no alt text necessary' (from chaals@opera.com on 2009-02-12)
109. Re: Use-case for where alt text would be truly unavailable (from faulkner.steve@gmail.com on 2008-04-18)
110. Re: Use-case for where alt text would be truly unavailable (from raman@google.com on 2008-04-16)
111. Re: Use-case for where alt text would be truly unavailable (from chaals@opera.com on 2008-04-16)
112. Re: Propose removal or modification of the 'Rorschach inkblot test' example and accompanying text. (from chaals@opera.com on 2008-04-14)
113. Re: ISSUE-30 longdesc Re: Clarification of rational for deprecation... (from chaals@opera.com on 2008-02-06)
114. Re: ISSUE-30 longdesc Re: Clarification of rational for deprecation... (from jg307@cam.ac.uk on 2008-02-06)
115. Re: ISSUE-30 longdesc Re: Clarification of rational for deprecation... (from chaals@opera.com on 2008-02-06)
116. Re: ISSUE-30 longdesc Re: Clarification of rational for deprecation... (from jg307@cam.ac.uk on 2008-02-06)
117. ISSUE-30 (longdesc): Should HTML 5 include a longdesc attribute for images [HTML 5 spec] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2008-02-06)

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