http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10481 --- Comment #26 from Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> 2010-09-10 12:27:04 --- (In reply to comment #25) > (In reply to comment #24) > > (In reply to comment #22) > > > (In reply to comment #1) > > > > Rationale: For most images, role=img is unsuitable, because the <img> doesn't > > > > represent an image, but something else (e.g. text as part of a link). > leif wrote: > >an empty @alt means that an <img> is not represented as an image to AT users. > > currently that is not strictly true, an <img> is still mapped to accessibility > APIs as an image, AT use the alt="" as flag to indicate the image should not be > announced to users. > > In HTML5 alt="" is mapped to role="presentation" so AT will no longer be able > to provide a choice to users as to whether they get an indication that an image > is present or not. So <img alt="" src="*"> as currently implemented maps to role="img", except that isn't (by default) announced? -- Configure bugmail: http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug.Received on Friday, 10 September 2010 12:27:08 UTC
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