[html4all] Results of Image Analysis Heuristics HTMLWG decision

[Laura Carlson]

Hi Phillip,

> OK, I assume that because I have long been separated from
> this activity I have lost the plot, but it is not at all
> clear to me why the text needs to be removed.  Surely the
> key word in it is "may", where it reads :
>
> "User agents /may/ also apply heuristics to help the user [...]"
>
> Whether or not such heuristics are viable at the moment
> is not the issue; why would we (the HTML accessibility
> movement, for want of a better phrase) want to deliberately
> block a user agent from applying heuristics to help the user ?

Matt's Change proposal and the survey give rationale:

http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/ImageHeuristics
http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/40318/issue-66-objection-poll/results

Best Regards,
Laura
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Laura L. Carlson