Re: [office-accessibility] Q: Alternative text for drawing objects

[Malte Timmermann <Malte.Timmermann@Sun.COM>]

Thanks for clarification :)

Malte.

Richard Schwerdtfeger wrote, On 12/17/06 14:59:
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> Hi Malte,
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> The TC deemed that the use of draw:name has already been determined in
> that it really is a unique id (like an xml id) vs. alternative text.
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> Title is a short name that is mapped to the accessibleName propertery
> and the title is mapped to the accessibleDescription as a long
> description. So, we have a complete accessibility API mapping. Yes,
> the title should be unique but not for the same reasons.
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> Cheers,
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> Rich
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> Rich Schwerdtfeger
> Distinguished Engineer, SWG Accessibility Architect/Strategist
> Chair, IBM Accessibility Architecture Review  Board
> blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/schwer
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> *Malte Timmermann <Malte.Timmermann@Sun.COM>*
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> Mmmh, nobody remembers?
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> I need that answer, because people want to start implementation, but ask
> for the difference.
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> I am talking about the recommendation "Alternative text for non-text
> objects", where we recommended to add <svg:title> and <svg:desc>, while
> already having <draw:name>.
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> What's the difference between name and title?
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> Is it because of a draw name must be unique, while title == accessible
> name doesn't have to be unique?
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> Thanks,
> Malte.
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> Malte Timmermann wrote:
> > Sorry, but I can't remember...
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> > Why did we introduce <svg:title> in addition to <draw:name>?
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> > Thanks,
> > Malte.
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> > PS: I probably can't attend tomorrow, or maybe only the seconds half.,
> > sorry.
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