Re: [WSG] long description and its implementation

[Christian Snodgrass]

Longdesc is actually an attribute. It's most commonly used with the img 
element, though it works for several other multimedia-related options.

Basically, you just add the attribute to your img tag, and then the 
value of the longdesc attribute is the path to the longdesc file.

Here is something I found about longdesc: 
http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/sam3-0.htm

And here it is in the objects, images, and applets section of the W3C 
specification:
http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/objects.html#adef-longdesc-IMG

Hope that helps.

dwain wrote:
i have looked at the html 4.01 specs and i did not see any examples of 
how to implement the <longdesc> element.  i am working on long 
descriptions on separate pages for each work of art on my web site.  i 
am planning on placing a "D" link next to the text title of the work 
on the "main" category page.  could someone point me in the direction 
to any other references as to the proper implementation of the 
<longdesc> element?  maybe someone would provide a standards compliant 
example?

tia,
dwain

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