I noticed this attribute as part of an img element in Mark Stanton's presentation at the Sydney meeting last Thursday... he didn't make reference to it, though, and I've been struggling to see the application of it ever since.
Does "longdesc" really have to comprise a link to an external page, or can it simply be an extended version of the "alt" attribute? Regardless, what are the practical applications of this, anyway? Can any user agents read it? Do screen readers use it? Does ANYTHING use it? Right clicking on an image which uses longdesc, then clicking "Properties" in Firefox reveals the URI which longdesc points to... and the benefits of this make sense, but still... inline "display" through fetching the longdesc URI if the image is not available would seem to make more sense, at least to me. It's not an urgent matter for resolution, at least, not for me, but I've been musing over it ever since... Joshua Street base10solutions Website: http://www.base10solutions.com/ Phone: (02) 9898-0060 Fax: (02) 8572-6021 Mobile: 0425 808 469 E-mails and any attachments sent from base10solutions are to be regarded as confidential. Please do not distribute or publish any of the contents of this e-mail without the senderâs consent. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to the e-mail, and then delete the message without making copies or using it in any way. Although base10solutions takes precautions to ensure that e-mail sent from our accounts are free of viruses, we encourage recipients to undertake their own virus scan on each e-mail before opening, as base10solutions accepts no responsibility for loss or damage caused by the contents of this e-mail. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
