David Dixon wrote:
If you really are still concerned for size of the alt text though, then
keep in mind that JAWS appears to have a limit of around 150 characters
(although im yet to test this),
Joe Clark recommends that alt text be no longer than 1,024 characters
and I'm quite sure he'd have actually tested it with JAWS and other
screen readers.
http://joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/Chapter06.html#p-905
steer clear of longdesc for its lack of support (plus I feel a longdesc would
be overkill).
You should see what Joe Clark has to say on the matter.
http://joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/Chapter06.html#h2-2415
I recommend everyone (at least those participating in this thread) read
that entire chapter, as it covers many of the issues being discussed here.
--
Lachlan Hunt
http://lachy.id.au/
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