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Bug 21571 - The sub-sentence "but there are many resources available" etc.
Summary: The sub-sentence "but there are many resources available" etc.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML Image Description Extension (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Charles McCathieNevile
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
URL: https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-proposals...
Whiteboard:
Keywords: a11y, a11y_text-alt
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2013-04-03 15:29 UTC by Leif Halvard Silli
Modified: 2013-05-01 10:04 UTC (History)
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Description Leif Halvard Silli 2013-04-03 15:29:23 UTC
Is the sub-sentence "but there are many resources available" really any useful - in a spec? Would it not be better to either skip that sub-sentence or to provide examples of some of these many resources or at least point to where to look for them? 

I feel that "full descriptions of images"  may have to do  the narrative, so to speak. I don't know enought about WCAG 2 to say whether it gives adequate guidance about image descriptions.

Also, in the next paragraph, you point to WCAG, for a definitinon of 'accessible'. And I wonder if all readers will understand the difference between the 'narrative' issue and and the accessible issue, unless it is clarified more. 

PS: What I had in mind, originally, in bug 21437, was the (file) format of the description. I feel that a reference to http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#guidelines, like I propose the fift comment of that bug (https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21437#c5) would cover file format issues well enough simply because what I am after is a quick way to verify unintended and very suboptimal use of @longdesc.

But technically, it seems to be the robustness princple I care the most about: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#robust ("Principle 4: Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies. Guideline 4.1 Compatible: Maximize compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies.")

I wonder if 'full descriptions of images' falls in under 'Perceivable' and 'Undertandable'.
Comment 1 Charles McCathieNevile 2013-05-01 10:04:03 UTC
The text has been edited, and the TF has agreed that the bug is now resolved.