Re: About Priority 1.1

[Regarding using alt="", Jason White wrote:]

"As I recall, this point is clarified in the techniques document, which is
linked to checkpoint 1.1 of the guidelines."



Thanks. I missed the explanation the first time because one must traverse
three links to get to it. I finally found it in the Techniques document
#5.6.1:

If content developers cannot use style sheets and must use invisible or
transparent images (e.g., with IMG) to lay out images on the page, they
should specify alt="" for them.

I understand that this use is deprecated, but considering how many
developers use this technique, it's too bad it's not more clearly noted.


Charles F. Munat

Received on Thursday, 22 July 1999 18:51:32 UTC