thanks christian. i did a google search and found what i was looking for. i was saddened by the "D" link being deprecated. don't know how i'm going to do this, so i've got some testing to do to see how this is going to play out. dwain
On 2/2/08, Christian Snodgrass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > -- > > dwain alford > > "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; > > for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky > > ******************************************************************* > > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ******************************************************************* > > > -- > > Christian Snodgrass > Azure Ronin Web Design > http://www.arwebdesign.net/ <http://www.arwebdesign.net> > Phone: 859.816.7955 > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- dwain alford "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
