- From: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:50:20 +0100
- To: public-wai-ert@w3.org
On Thursday 02 June 2005 15:10, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote: > Hi, > > Nick Kew wrote: > >>I don't think it's necessary to state that the first image has an alt > >>attribute and the second image has an alt attribute and the third image > >>etc. You just need to state that all images have an alt attribute. > > > > Well, yes. But in effect, that's just a detailed statement of the > > tool's capabilities. This tool tests ALT attributes for every IMG; > > therefore every IMG that isn't reported has passed that test. > > It's no more than a static document. > > How do you know that "this tool tests ALT attributes for every IMG"? Do you > really *trust* that a tool carried out a test, and that test passes just > because it doesn't include it in the report? It's just a statement about the tool. It belongs in the tool definition, and (by reference) in reports generated by the tool. -- Nick Kew
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