Re: some alt text bugs filed

Paul:

Paul Cotton writes:
> Do you think it would be useful to give a report to the HTML WG at the F2F on where we are with the work on alt text in images in the HTML spec?
> 
I certainly wouldn't object. In terms of value I would think that
depends on whether a preponderance of attendees would want this, either
to better understand the what and why, or for some other reason.

Janina

> /paulc
> 
> Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada
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> Tel: (425) 705-9596 Fax: (425) 936-7329
> 
> From: Steve Faulkner [mailto:faulkner.steve@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 6:42 AM
> To: HTML Accessibility Task Force
> Subject: some alt text bugs filed
> 
> I have started to file bugs on alt text in images used in the HTML spec , there are still more to file:
> 20920<https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20920>
> 
> HTML WG
> 
> HTML5 sp
> 
> faulkner.steve@gmail.com<mailto:faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
> 
> NEW
> 
> ---
> 
> images missing alt - details element section <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20920>
> 
> Sat 01:05
> 
> 20916<https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20916>
> 
> HTML WG
> 
> HTML5 sp
> 
> faulkner.steve@gmail.com<mailto:faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
> 
> NEW
> 
> ---
> 
> incorrect alt on img in section 4.9.10 - th element <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20916>
> 
> Sat 01:06
> 
> 20919<https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20919>
> 
> HTML WG
> 
> HTML5 sp
> 
> faulkner.steve@gmail.com<mailto:faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
> 
> NEW
> 
> ---
> 
> no alt on 2 informative images <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20919>
> 
> Sat 01:07
> 
> 20917<https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20917>
> 
> HTML WG
> 
> HTML5 sp
> 
> faulkner.steve@gmail.com<mailto:faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
> 
> NEW
> 
> ---
> 
> typo in alt <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20917>
> 
> 
> 
> --
> with regards
> 
> Steve Faulkner
> Technical Director - TPG
> 
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> HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives - dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/<http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/>
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Received on Tuesday, 9 April 2013 21:22:56 UTC