23287 2013-09-19 13:54:06 +0000 strengthen requirement for user access to longdesc 2014-01-13 21:03:51 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML Image Description Extension unspecified PC All RESOLVED WONTFIX a11y, editorial, LC P2 normal --- 1 chaals chaals lwatson mark.sadecki+w3c public-html-admin public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 93562 0 chaals 2013-09-19 13:54:06 +0000 Guy Moreau, in http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2013Jul/0034.html asked to strengthen the requirements on how user agents make longdescs accessible to ordinary users. 98360 1 mark.sadecki+w3c 2014-01-13 21:03:51 +0000 Guy, Thanks for your feedback. The Task Force has considered your suggestion to more explicitly define the behavior requirements on User Agents for accessing longdesc. We agree that discoverability is a key component in the success of longdesc, which is why we listed it in the Requirements section. However, the Task Force has decided to allow User Agents the flexibility to develop innovative solutions for users to discover and interact with longdesc content. There are known implementation strategies that would not meet the restriction you suggested in your comment, such as that used by the TellMeMore extension, or the ability to provide the description directly in a "popup window". Innovative solutions such as these would not be possible if the specification required any particular solution. Email: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2013Dec/0056.html