- From: Denis Boudreau <dboudreau@webconforme.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:54:11 -0400
- To: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Cc: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, Dave Singer <singer@apple.com>, Matt Morgan-May <mattmay@adobe.com>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi folks, On 2010-04-25, at 2:25 AM, Steven Faulkner wrote: > Ian wrote >> We have a solid rationale for it -- the same rationale as title="" > > We have a solid rationale for not including title as a substitute for > alt for conformance purposes. > > Placing caption text in the title attribute hides it from users who > cannot using a pointing device. > > Now, if we see a change in the implementation in major browsers in > regards to making title attribute content, wherever its used, > available in an equivalent manner to users who cannot use a pointing > device, then we can revisit the objection to the use of title as a > conforming substitute for alt. I whole-heartedly agree with Steven on this. Furthermore, as long as ATs will make users choose between supporting @alt and @title for images, considering @title as a viable option will be a "no go" for me. Regards, /Denis
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