Re: aside and figure elements

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:42:17 +0100, Laura Carlson  
<laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com> wrote:

>> # decorative images should not be allowed as content of a <figure>
>> element as the HTML5 semantics imply that the content of the figure
>> should be meaningful, so no <img alt="">
>> # when a figure has a <figcaption> the content of the <figcaption>
>> should act as the accessible name for the image(s) inside the <figure>
>> if the image(s) do not have a text alternative provided using the alt
>> attribute.

Sounds sensible to me. But this couls be misinterpreted as contradictory.  
For example.

<figure>
<img src=ceo.jpg alt="">
<figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a  
synergy</figcaption>
</figure>

seems entirely accessible (?) and fits in with your first bullet. But a  
designer might be troubled by the first bullet which says no <img alt="">  
and write


<figure>
<img src=ceo.jpg alt="Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a  
synergy">
<figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a  
synergy</figcaption>
</figure>

which is "too much accessibility".


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