- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:19:27 -0500
- To: "Leif Halvard Silli" <lhs@malform.no>
- Cc: "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>, "W3C WAI-XTECH" <wai-xtech@w3.org>
Hi Leif, >>> I'm using a *private* gallery online that I put on my server. >>> I take a *lot* of photos and don't put alt text on them >>> (because 1. don't need it, 2. I don't have time for it). Does >>> that mean it becomes impossible for me to use the >>> tools/services >> >> No it doesn't. Use the tools/services and let them be >> nonconforming. From an architectural point of view, the >> structure of an image isn't complete without alternate text so >> for that reason alone it shouldn't conform. [...] > > The /image/ is complete. That's why it needs a textual equivalent. Thanks for pointing that out better than I did, Leif. I should have specified <img> element. > The /IMG/ is incomplete without an @alt. But with an emtpy alt="" > and/or an empty src="", it is architectural complete. Exactly. Best Regards, Laura -- Laura L. Carlson
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