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Re: 'Alternate Text' property in data tables

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From: Devarshi Pant
Date: Jul 7, 2014 8:02PM

Hi Olaf,
"An alternate description in PDF is intended to complement "items that do
not translate naturally into text". Photos, illustrations etc. come to
mind, but usually not tables."
>> True, but do we know why Adobe specifically gives the alternate text
feature in a PDF <table>?
On Jul 7, 2014 5:14 PM, "Olaf Drümmer" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Davarshi,
>
> if that's an option - fix the problem on the editorial level to ensure
> that not just JAWS users benefit from it. One option to fix it would be to
> make the description of the table part of the regular page content.
>
> An alternate description in PDF is intended to complement "items that do
> not translate naturally into text". Photos, illustrations etc. come to
> mind, but usually not tables.
>
>
> Olaf
>
>
> On 7 Jul 2014, at 23:06, Devarshi Pant < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Hi all - In PDF, what is the significance of the 'Alternate Text'
> property
> > in the tag tree of a <Table>? I have a document with as many 20 data
> tables
> > with captions (or headings, for some), and would want JAWS users to be
> able
> > to pull up a utility list and hear a brief description associated with a
> > table as they do in web based tables.
> > -Devarshi
>
> > > >