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Posted by mbstevens on 08/04/06 21:32
On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:19:02 +0100, David Dorward wrote:
> mbstevens wrote:
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>> * It is a bad idea to try to guess an author's intention.
>> Authors can intend a huge range of things.
>> Their bosses can intend a huge range of things.
>
> Who is trying to guess an author's intention? We're discussing the general
> case of a webpage where the primary purpose is not to describe the logo,
> but where a logo is used to indicate the publisher of the page.
I thought we were discussing the best way to mark up a logo image.
Period.
The additional stuff about 'primary purpose is not to describe..."
is assuming your own conclusion in one of the premises.
>
>> * The title of a logo is not necessarily "logo".
>
> Alan suggested that it could be used to provide the optional additional
> information. The title attribute is for "advisory information" not an
> actual title.
That's fine, but it is still up to me as web author exactly what purposes
I have for a particular bit of text.
> .......
> Also, the author should consider the primary purpose of a page
....bearing in mind that the author and his boss determine what
that purpose is.
> and avoid
> cluttering it up with large amounts of information that is irrelevant to
> the majority of people who will see it. If you're helping 1% of users while
> harming 99% then the trade off isn't very good.
Web statistics! ...... don't get me started.
You also have to take into account how much actual 'harm' will
come to those who are forced to look at an extra word and happen not
to be interested in it. It is surely not a simple algorithm, and the
statistics are just not there.
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