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RE: Longdesc not working

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From: HAA
Date: Jul 13, 2005 7:38AM

Is there any prefered format to the files with the descriptions in?

At 13:38 13/07/2005, HAA wrote:
>The link goes to a page which describes the image, which can be brief or
>long, depending on what the image is.
>
>At 13:29 13/07/2005, Robinson, Norman B - Washington, DC wrote:
>
>>In case it is of use to you, there are add-ons to the browser that will
>>allow you to view the longdesc without resorting to code reviews:
>>
>>https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&v
>>ersion=1.0&os=Windows&id=273 for Firefox
>>http://www.hackcraft.net/longdesclink/default.asp for Internet Explorer
>>
>>That said, although we do use longdesc here, and more importantly the
>>information can be accessed using a screen reader, I find it to be more
>>useful to simply link to a detailed description of the complex visual
>>data. The complex image gets a link to it's own web page describing the
>>content.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Norman
>>
>>
>>