Re: aria-describedat?

Silvia Pfeiffer <[email protected]> wrote:
 
> I guess the only way to find out is to write the patch and try to land it.
> 
> I agree with you that spending time on a plugin is really a waste of
> time, since it doesn't solve the core problem.
> 
> If you have the cycles, I'd encourage you to write the patch. In my
> mind, the name of the attribute is indeed secondary. Primarily I want
> the functionality implemented. If we can get an implementation of
> @longdesc support in a way that it really should be done and that is
> applicable to other elements, too, then we are in a better position to
> move forward. If eventually the attribute is given a different name in
> the spec and applied to other elements, adapting that code to cover
> both the legacy @longdesc and the new attribute is really a minor
> problem.

I think this would be the most productive way to proceed. Having an
implementation is a stronger position to occupy when standardizing a feature
and it should help to identify any issues that need to be resolved.