Re: Alt content [ was: “Adaptive Image Element Proposal”, now off HTML WG list ]

Option 1 is definitely the more logical solution and we shouldn't rely on img as child which is only the fallback for picture.

-Anselm 

Am Donnerstag, 30. August 2012 um 21:34 schrieb Attiks:

> Speaking as a drupal developer i'm all  for option 1, and that's what's implemented in our picture prototype module.
> I understand that it's more work if you create your HTML by hand, but I guess any implementation will be more work.
> On Aug 30, 2012 9:30 PM, "Bruce Lawson" <brucel@opera.com (mailto:brucel@opera.com)> wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:10:54 +0100, Mathew Marquis <mat@matmarquis.com (mailto:mat@matmarquis.com)> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > 1) Duplicating the `alt` attribute on both `picture` and the fallback `img`
> > > 2) `alt` specified on fallback `img`, using `aria-labelledby` on `picture` to reference the ID of the fallback `img`
> > 
> > 1) is better. For those who know what alt text is, it's already known and understood.
> > 2) is  a different pattern, yet does the same thing as (1). It's harder to explain, more to understand, requires an id on the <img> which otherwise wouldn't need one, and is more to get wrong. It makes a11y harder, and we all know that we don't want more impediments.
> > 
> > bruce
> > 
> > (speaking personally, not representing Opera)
> >