Hi Silvia, On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 5:58 AM, Charles McCathie Nevile <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Silvia, > > SEO, repeating the mistaktes, old aldvice doesn't die, > > > On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 02:41:56 +0200, Silvia Pfeiffer > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Laura Carlson >>> >>> longdesc is experiencing increased usage in the wild >>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#increasedusage
> [...] > >> Interestingly, you data actually confirms the message that I just sent >> on another thread [1] about moving to @aria-describedat. I would think >> that all of these institutions that are supportive of accessibility >> and are using @longdesc in the correct way for this purpose would >> accept moving to use @aria-describedat aria-describedat would be unacceptable. Some of the rationale: aria-describedat http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#describedat Using a Bridging Technology is Backward http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#bridging ARIA Skill Set http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#skillaria Breaking Backwards Compatibility is an Intolerable Cost http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#backward-compat Need for Support Tools http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#supporttools Need for Educational Materials http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#edumat Forced Visual Encumbrance Adds Visual Clutter http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html#visual-encumbrance Best Regards, Laura -- Laura L. Carlson
