[Bug 25402] New: Should two sentences be the cut off point for ALT text

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=25402

            Bug ID: 25402
           Summary: Should two sentences be the cut off point for ALT text
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: CR alt techniques (editor: Steven Faulkner)
          Assignee: faulkner.steve@gmail.com
          Reporter: david100@sympatico.ca
        QA Contact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org

I'm not sure of "more than a couple of sentences" being the guidance for
providing a long text alternative. I've always understood it to be if it
requires more than about 100 words, OR if there is a necessity to structure it,
then a long and structured description should be provided. A couple of
sentences means about 20 words. Do we really want people to start requiring a
long description if the alt is more than 20 words? Remember, the general public
will take this document as the final word... I would like other peoples
thoughts on this.

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Received on Monday, 21 April 2014 18:18:21 UTC