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RE: Lynx and imagemaps

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From: John Foliot - WATS.ca
Date: Dec 19, 2003 9:10AM

Julian,

There are of course two types of image maps, client side and server side.
Providing alt text for the hot spots on a client side map makes it available
to non-visual functionality (lynx, screen readers, etc.) {WCAG 1.1}.
However, server side image maps (rationally more sophisticated - think
mapquest) generally do not have as easily identifiable hot spots, thus the
need for text equivs {WCAG 1.5}.

JF
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