- From: Shannon <shannon@arc.net.au>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:48:06 +1000
Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis wrote: > > I think you've misunderstand Simon's suggestion, which was: > > <p>Rating: <img src=1 alt=3/5><img src=1 alt><img src=1 alt><img > src=0 alt><img src=0 alt></p> > > Note /all/ the img elements have alt attributes, the point is the > alternative text for the group is expressed by the first alt > attribute. It's thus actually the same as the fallback you propose: > Not the same thing at all. There is no direct association between the elements so there is no way a validator or browser would know the difference between a missing/empty alt and an optional one - thus making ALL use of alt optional as far as formal validation is concerned. If you are implying a group can be denoted by being at the same block level or in the correct order in the stream (no intervening images) then I doubt that would work in practice. Shannon
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