- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 23:42:18 -0400
- To: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
As if one was needed ... 8-O I just added this to the Wiki page on "alt"[1]; The primary purpose of a markup language specification like HTML is that it be able to be used to construct a document with a specific meaning as determined by a publisher, and to permit a consumer to reconstruct that meaning when in receipt of the document. Whether a given document uses alt text or not matters not to that purpose. The optionality of alt is therefore not the concern of the specification. Instead, it seems to be in domain of guidelines, best practices, and perhaps law. [1] http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/IssueAltAttribute Mark. -- Mark Baker. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. http://www.markbaker.ca Coactus; Web-inspired integration strategies http://www.coactus.com
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