- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:52:26 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
- Cc: public-html <public-html@w3.org>
On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Simon Pieters wrote: > > The spec says in step 3 in the text presentation of image maps algorithm: > > Each remaining area element in areas represents a hyperlink. Those > hyperlinks should all be made available to the user in a manner > associated with the text of the img or input element. > > In this context, user agents may represent area and img elements with > no specified alt attributes, or whose alt attributes are the empty > string or some other non-visible text, in a user-agent-defined fashion > intended to indicate the lack of suitable author-provided text. (This > does not apply to input elements as they have default alt text.) > > Why is the first requirement not a MUST instead of SHOULD? Because features may limit what is actually shown (e.g. parental controls could filter out links to Web pages about the Teletubbies). > Why is it appropriate to show UA-defined text for the <img> element in > case of missing alt or empty/non-visible alt for image maps? Isn't it > enough to just show the list of links that the <area>s represent where > the img element would have been? I don't understand the difference. > What is the default alt text for input elements? "Submit Query", typically, in the user's language. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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