Re: [office-accessibility] Reminder -- agenda items

["Dave Pawson" <dave.pawson@gmail.com>]

On 08/03/06, Chieko Asakawa <CHIE@jp.ibm.com> wrote:

> We want to discuss short and long alt texts topic. I said last week I need
> two weeks, but I am ready now as attached below:

1. I support the addition of long and 'short' alt texts.
2. I am concerned that changing names will not provide a significant
step forward.
3. The use of svg:title is very similar to the 'caption' content,
which is present, but not very good in terms of markup?

I would like to see something like longdesc, which allows a
*structured* text alternative.

svg:desc in SVG is not a good example IMHO.
WAI worked with SVG to ensure we had something to describe
vector graphics, and svg:desc was the result.
I don't think it provides anything better than a caption?

If we think of a full description of a complex image and how
it might be described, then I think we need, at least:

Optional headings.
multiple paragraphs.

Then we would have a caption (a brief description of what it is),
together with the more complete alternative, with structure.

regards
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