In an effort to not drown the list-serv with constant replies, let me use this single reply.
Captioning of SMIL, Magpie or the like will always be a human reviewer test. There's no way an automated evaluator can test image presentation. Search engines can't do it and certainly a less costly program won't be able to. At least not at this point. Regrettably, the only thing automated evaluators can do is tell you where you have fouled up (sometimes) and where you need to check (sometimes). Like Joe Clark says, they can't tell you when you've done something right. The only thing that can tell you when you've done something correctly is through experience and testing. You'll be surprised at how easy it becomes once you learn the little tricks of the trade. Jesse, you might be interested in "The Globe and Mail" on June 16, 2004. I think that's Canada's national newspaper. There's an article about accessible web sites, namely about YouSearched.com. I hope this was of some help. Sincerely, Lee Roberts http://www.roserockdesign.com http://www.applepiecart.com -----Original Message----- From: ckimedia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] 508?? Hi, Thanks I wasn't aware my question had ominous tones. Nonetheless, <humble voice> I appreciate your suggestion. </humble voice> On Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at 08:04 AM, Patrick Lauke wrote: > <ominous voice>Comprehensive Accessibility Text</ominous voice>, as > the field is constantly evolving and changing. What you can get, > though, is books covering the majority of the basis, and follow that > up with good practice examples. They're out there, you just need to > look in the right places (and frequent lists like the above featured > WAI-IG, or forums such as www.accessifyforum.com for instance). ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ***************************************************** ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
