Re: [orca-list] Orca, Firefox/Gecko and the LONGDESC attribute

[Mallory van Achterberg <stommepoes stommepoes nl>]

Hm I wasn't even talking about HTML5.  We're using longdesc on linked
images which doesn't work in the first place (because whenever we
have a complex graph or chart, we need everyone to get to the
descriptive text, not just screen reader users.  So we tend to make
the image or the caption text a link.  Which breaks longdesc).

Again I'm not saying this is a reason for Orca not to implement it,
but in web development we've been telling people to not use it, and
instead use other methods.  I have seen it used on web pages, though
I could count on one hand how often.

cheers,
-Mallory

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:30:59PM +1100, Jason White wrote:
> Mallory van Achterberg <stommepoes stommepoes nl> wrote:
> > I'm not sure if this is relevant so much, because support for long-
> > descript was bad enough in other AT that web developers are not 
> > encouraged to use it (also not D-LINKS for the same reason). 
>
> I'm well aware of ongoing discussions of this topic in relation to HTML 5.
> However, several user-agents already support the attribute and I think it
> should likewise be supported in Orca. There is, apparently, evidence that
> LONGDESC is used on actual Web sites, so it isn't entirely a theoretical
> exercise.
>
> I don't know how well the Firefox/Gecko support extends, however.
>
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