Re: Alt text should identify image class when relevant

Hi, Mallory

That's my point exactly: we always have to add extra markup or
Javascript tricks to do something that a standard attribute should, or
would do better. 

Angela

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From: "Mallory van Achterberg" 
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Sent:Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:50:06 +0100
Subject:Re: Alt text should identify image class when relevant

 On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:48:18AM -0800,
contact@thecodeplayground.net wrote:
 > The weak point here is exactly the fact that the "title" attribute
is
 > not usefull for AT users, or keyboard users or touch-screen
users...
 > and then we have to "force" things a little bit, by using "alt" for
 > other things then giving a textual alternative.
 > It won't be a problem, of course, if explaining a link by the "alt"
 > attribute would only help screen-reader users or users not loading
 > images.
 > 

 Sometimes, when a title is simply absolutely necessary, in the front-
 end we'll use a span and position it offscreen and bring it back on
 focus/hover. It can act like, and be styled like, a title. Unlike
 title it can be made accessible to all (for touch you'd figure out
 whatever it use touch interfaces normally use to give title-like
 information to users... I don't use a touch screen so I don't know
 what the prevaling technique is).

 -Mallory