Re: alt text on Validator.nu image report

Philip Taylor 2008-05-03 21.50:
> (My interpretation of the current HTML5 spec is that alt="External 
> image" would be non-conforming, because it does not serve as a 
> substitute for the image - it serves only as a marker for the image 
> and an indicator that the image is 'external'. The spec should not be 
> so strict in what the alt text must be, else it force sites like this 
> to compromise their user experience in order to achieve conformance.)

Amen.
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leif halvard silli