- From: James Graham <jg307@cam.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 23:49:07 +0100
- To: Philip & Le Khanh <Philip-and-LeKhanh@Royal-Tunbridge-Wells.Org>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
Philip & Le Khanh wrote: > > > > Maciej Stachowiak wrote: > >> <http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#the-img> >> >> "The img element represents a piece of text with an alternate >> graphical representation. The text is given by the alt attribute, >> which must be present, and the URI to the graphical representation of >> that text is given in the src attribute, which must also be present. > > A more contorted definition would be hard to conceive. The graphical > representation is referred to in the prose as "alternate", yet > the ALT attribute specifies the text. If the semantics of IMG > were really to be as proposed, a more natural representation > would be : > > <IMG alt="http://www.whatwg.org/logo.png"> > The WHATWG logo > </IMG> Indeed Maciej has raised this very issue on the WHATWG list. However your proposed solution is not backward compatible and so will not be implemented in UAs. -- "Instructions to follow very carefully. Go to Tesco's. Go to the coffee aisle. Look at the instant coffee. Notice that Kenco now comes in refil packs. Admire the tray on the shelf. It's exquiste corrugated boxiness. The way how it didn't get crushed on its long journey from the factory. Now pick up a refil bag. Admire the antioxidant claim. Gaze in awe at the environmental claims written on the back of the refil bag. Start stroking it gently, its my packaging precious, all mine.... Be thankful that Amy has only given you the highlights of the reasons why that bag is so brilliant." -- ajs
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