- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: 1998年10月25日 00:56:41 -0400
- To: Wendy A Chisholm <chisholm@trace.wisc.edu>
- CC: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
- Message-ID: <3632AF89.2B4E3CAE@w3.org>
Wendy A Chisholm wrote: > > We've been working to create an appropriate "warning" about the use of > alternative pages (technique 2 in C.1). The following is the text of the > proposed "note" to accompany this technique. It's a little wordy, but it > seems to capture most of the concerns people have about the use of > alternative pages. > > thoughts? > --the editors > > Alternative pages should be used sparingly since authors tend to neglect > updating the alternative page as often as the original page. An out-of-date > page may be as frustrating as one that is inaccessible since, in both > cases, the information presented on the original page is not available. > Automatically generating alternative pages can make it easier to keep up > with updates. However, authors must be careful to ensure that generated > pages always make sense and that each version (original and alternative) > contains the appropriate links such that one may either follow the original > path throughout the site, or the alternative one, or flip back and forth > between the two. For the previous sentence, how about: However, authors must be careful to ensure that generated pages always make sense and that users be able to navigate a site by following links on primary pages, alternative pages, or both. > Before resorting to an alternative page you may want to > reconsider the design of the original page. A page that is too elaborate > may deter a larger audience than you might expect. - Ian -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) Tel/Fax: (212) 684-1814 http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs
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