- From: John M Slatin <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:22:05 -0600
- To: "Chris Ridpath" <chris.ridpath@utoronto.ca>, "Gregg Vanderheiden" <gv@trace.wisc.edu>, "WAI WCAG List" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Chirs wrote: <blockquote> OK. Test 192 "don't label your submit buttons as 'submit'" is out. Just to be clear - the Alt text for images used as form submit buttons is *not* covered under the guidelines. Guideline 1.1, L1, SC1 [1] does not apply to form submit button images. Correct? </blockquote> I assume Gregg's argument against this test is that according to the HTML 4.01 spec alt is optional for the input element. But the URI attribute still specifies non-text contnet, which is covered under 1.1 and the definition of non-text content that Wendy proposed. So... Maybe there's a way around this: *if* an input of type image *does* have an alt attribute, then the contents of that attribute have to satisfy 1.1. If the input does *not* have an alt attribute, then the value attribute must serve identify the purpose of the input. "Submit" would be acceptable, though it would be nice (i.e., best practice) to be more descriptive. Maybe Chris' wording would work-- something about identifying the purpose of the *form* as I recall? John "Good design is accessible design." John Slatin, Ph.D. Director, Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C 1 University Station G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, f 512-495-4524 email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility/ -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Chris Ridpath Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:35 am To: Gregg Vanderheiden; 'WAI WCAG List' Subject: Re: [techs] Alt Text Tests 192 and 195 Chris wrote: > But is there anything in the guidelines that covers the text used in > form submit buttons? > Gregg replied: > Nope I don't think there is. > So I don't think we can have a test of it. OK. Test 192 "don't label your submit buttons as 'submit'" is out. Just to be clear - the Alt text for images used as form submit buttons is *not* covered under the guidelines. Guideline 1.1, L1, SC1 [1] does not apply to form submit button images. Correct? Chris [1] For all non-text content that is functional, such as graphical links or buttons, text alternatives identify the purpose or function of the non-text content.
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