Re: Need differentiator between "no alt text provided" and "no alt text necessary"

On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 12:33 -0800, James Craig wrote:
> On Feb 6, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Ian Hickson wrote:
> 
> > I've added a note that says:
> >
> >   In a conforming document, the absence of the alt attribute indicates
> >   that the image is a key part of the content but that a textual
> >   replacement for the image was not available when the image was
> >   generated.
> >
> > Does that help?
> 
> That's perfect. Thank you.

Did we just achieve consensus between the HTML and the PFWG
on ISSUE-31 missing-alt?

i.e. James, are you pretty sure the rest of the PF WG agrees
with you?

Matt May, Chaals, etc. is Ian's position close enough
to your own? It works for me. Do we have 3 independent parties
in agreement, I wonder?

(FWIW, editorially, I like the suggestion of
3 Feb 2009 08:47:11 +0200 to include the two by three table)

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