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Subject: Re: [docbook-tc] Re: RFE 3107140
On 20.6.2011 19:13, Dave Pawson wrote: > On 20 June 2011 17:00, Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz> wrote: >> On 20.6.2011 11:21, Dave Pawson wrote: >> >>> I disagree with alt as internal markup on semantic grounds >>> http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/alt.html >> >> I suggest to read DocBook V5 definition of alt which was changed since V4.x: >> >> http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/alt.html >> >> Does V5 alt works for you? > > Description > > A text (or other nonvisual) description of a graphical element. This > is intended to be an alternative to the graphical presentation. > > No, with that definition? > Almost contradicts (or expands on) > alt — A text-only annotation, often used for accessibility Well, then description is outdated, it was not simply updated. > If the description were made more general (perhaps with an accessibility > slant) then yes. > > Would this cause confusion with 4.x users if changed to a more general > use from a graphics only? My experience is that alt usage in 4.x was very rare, so I don't expect large confusion. Jirka -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jirka Kosek e-mail: jirka@kosek.cz http://xmlguru.cz ------------------------------------------------------------------ Professional XML consulting and training services DocBook customization, custom XSLT/XSL-FO document processing ------------------------------------------------------------------ OASIS DocBook TC member, W3C Invited Expert, ISO JTC1/SC34 member ------------------------------------------------------------------
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