- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:29:55 +0000
- To: public-html@w3.org
On 27/01/2014 10:00, Steve Faulkner wrote: > <a href="http://w3.org"> > <img src="images/w3c_home.png" width="72" height="48"*alt="W3C web site"*> > </a> > > the bug reporter is suggesting that because the image is a logo this > information should be included in the text. > > My thinking is that as the primary purpose of the image in the context > it is being used is as link content, the alt text should be a brief > description of the link target only. I'd agree with this. True, there may well be situations in which a user that can't perceive the image would like to know that it is, in fact, a logo - but this is, in my opinion, an edge case at best, as I would posit that the majority of users will be interested in the purpose of the image (acting as a link), rather than the nature of the image. P -- Patrick H. Lauke ______________________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com | http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ ______________________________________________________________ twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke ______________________________________________________________
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