Captioning

[JakeWags]

auto-generated caption based on alt-txt api call user created caption

Caption for everybody + image description for low-vision users

[JakeWags]

Alt text generation is done. What remains is a user editable caption field option. This could also manifest as an edit option on the alt-text itself.

The result will need to be saved in the provenance state, so multinet can register this.

[NateLanza]

More detail:

• User can edit alttxt pane with their own custom caption
• Custom caption should be exported in the grammar
• Custom caption should be a trrack action/saved in multinet state (these go together) AND/OR
• Have a user caption field that doesn't affect the alttxt (needs to be discussed in meeting)

[NateLanza]

Plan A, which I'm starting on, is to implement this as an editable alttxt. If the plot changes in a way that affects the alttxt while the alttxt has already been edited by the user, a prompt will pop-up asking the user if they'd like to regenerate the alttxt with the new changes. Regenerating will stash the previous user caption and show a prompt to go back to that. That will be concurrent with a new "regenerate alttxt" prompt if the plot again changes meaningfully. The most recent custom caption will be exported in the grammar and trracked.

[NateLanza]

Don't implement too much logic yet for user vs autogenerated alttxts. This needs a follow-up issue to implement "git merge"-esque logic to try and merge the user edits with new API generations.

[NateLanza]

Notes from meeting 5/2/24:

• [ ] Editing the caption makes locks the alttxt. Unlocking discards the changes; use a lock icon
• [x] Rename 'alt-text' tab to 'text' or 'text description'
• [x] Top of alttxt pane should be 'Title: [user entry]'
• [x] Then, 'Caption: [user entry]'
• [ ] Then, 'Text Description: [user entry]'
• [x] Show toggle button for short vs long description
• [ ] "Provide plot information" link at the bottom, pops up a modal, instead of the plot information dropdown

[NateLanza]

5/16/24

• Title, caption, authors, plot information at top. Should all display congruently with an edit icon to modify all at the same time.
  • X icon needs to not be inline with title
  • Save button for everything at the same time
    • Bundle caption, title, authors into plotinformation & have only one action
  • Caption & authors should support markdown
  • Divider should be 100% width
  • Everything should autosave after 5s of not editing
• Desc: have toggle for manual only and make visually congruent with the long description toggle. Have separate short and long user alttexts

[NateLanza]

Notes from meeting 6/11/24

• Preview plotinformation text while editing
• Store text desc edits when manual editing is turned off
• Button to reset to automatic alttext generation.