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Re: HTML5 Canvas and Circle

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From: Evans, Donald (Contractor)
Date: May 27, 2010 8:45AM

I think you are right! I can't seem to find an attribute for ALT in the definition. Is there one?

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Patrick H. Lauke
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] HTML5 Canvas and Circle

that looks like SVG to me, not canvas...

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Patrick H. Lauke


On 27 May 2010, at 14:10, "Evans, Donald (Contractor)" < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> wrote:

> I've just run into my first page using HTML5 Canvas and Circle.
> It's a map of the world with circles that denote locations. Here is
> the code that makes the circle:
>
> <circle id="OpenLayers.Geometry.Point_35" cx="205.56362664081473"
> cy="312.2960498916458" r="20" fill="#66eeff" fill-opacity="1"
> stroke="#33ccff" stroke-opacity="1" stroke-width="1" stroke-
> linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-dasharray="none"/>
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to add alternative text? Is there an
> ALT attribute?
>
> Donald F. Evans, DeQue Systems<http://www.deque.com/>;
> US Dept of Education
> Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Phone: 202.453.7317
> Does your website meet Section 508 Standards?
>
>