- From: Alan Chuter <achuter@technosite.es>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 16:24:11 +0200
- To: MWI BPWG Public <public-bpwg@w3.org>
- CC: "Appelquist, Daniel, VF-Group" <Daniel.Appelquist@vodafone.com>
Jo Rabin wrote: > A question on sprites: what happens to our bp1 stuff on alt text etc. (and what about accessibility aspects). As CSS is necessary for the use of sprites, they should only be used for decorative images, which by definition do not require a text alternative. If an image does require a text alternative then it isn't decorative and shouldn't be done with CSS, so it shouldn't be a sprite either. So icons or buttons shouldn't be made into sprites if they are the sole way of conveying information. I think that this should perhaps be made clear in the BP document [1]. regards, Alan [1] http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/Drafts/BestPractices-2.0/ED-mobile-bp2-20090405#d1e8981 -- Alan Chuter Departamento de Usabilidad y Accesibilidad Consultor Technosite - Grupo Fundosa Fundación ONCE Tfno.: 91 121 03 30 Fax: 91 375 70 51 achuter@technosite.es http://www.technosite.es
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