Re: [docbook] Simplifying image markup

[davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk>]

On 07/08/13 21:07, Norman Walsh wrote:

> What I assume my friend wants is an <img> tag. Adding a parallel image
> structure to DocBook doesn't appeal to me, but it did occur to me that
> we could allow imagedata in more places:
>
>    <figure xml:id="ex.pythagorean">
>      <title>The Pythagorean Theorem Illustrated</title>
>      <imagedata fileref="figs/print/db5d_ref01.pdf"/>
>    </figure>
>
> It leaves a slightly odd element name but it's a single tag. I assume
> that audiodata and videodata would be equally useful.
>
> Should we consider allowing "bare" imagedata/audiodata/videodata
> elements in DocBook? I suppose they'd be both inline and block
> elements.

How to include the text alternative for accessibility please?



regards

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