Re: [whatwg] Proposal for canvas src to allow images with structured fallback

2011-05-11 Thread Ian Hickson
On Wed, 2 Mar 2011, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: img was designed in a broken manner, as it is a purely visual element with no way for non-sighted users, such as blind people or search engines, to view its contents. To fix this issue, @alt was added to img, to provide a textual alternative to

Re: [whatwg] Proposal for canvas src to allow images with structured fallback

2011-03-04 Thread Tab Atkins Jr.
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 6:29 AM, Anne van Kesteren ann...@opera.com wrote: On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:56:54 +0100, Tab Atkins Jr. jackalm...@gmail.com wrote: Thoughts on the problem or the proposed solution presented here? Why not use object? It already works and avoids overloading canvas for

Re: [whatwg] Proposal for canvas src to allow images with structured fallback

2011-03-03 Thread Anne van Kesteren
On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:56:54 +0100, Tab Atkins Jr. jackalm...@gmail.com wrote: Thoughts on the problem or the proposed solution presented here? Why not use object? It already works and avoids overloading canvas for something it was not designed for. -- Anne van Kesteren

[whatwg] Proposal for canvas src to allow images with structured fallback

2011-03-02 Thread Tab Atkins Jr.
Allow me to quickly summarize the state of affairs and the problem I wish to solve: 1. img was designed in a broken manner, as it is a purely visual element with no way for non-sighted users, such as blind people or search engines, to view its contents. To fix this issue, @alt was added to img,