- From: Gregg Vanderheiden via Post Office <po@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 12:13:46 -0600
- To: "'GL - WAI Guidelines WG'" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Chuck wrote: Some important content produces have asked Microsoft to remove the display of ALT text while a page loads, saying that it clutters the visual presentation of the screen. They argue that the ALT text should only be shown if the loading of images is turned off. So far we have resisted doing this. GV:: You should (and probably already do) point out that it allows people with slow connections to read the links and use them instead of having to wait for the graphics to download before they can use the page. (or are they afraid you wont see their banner ads) Gregg -- ------------------------------ Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D. Professor - Human Factors Dept of Ind. Engr. - U of Wis. Director - Trace R & D Center gv@trace.wisc.edu http://trace.wisc.edu FAX 608/262-8848 For a list of our listserves send "lists" to listproc@trace.wisc.edu
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