- From: Yvette Hoitink <y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:56:57 +0200
- To: "'W3C WAI GL'" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
> Quick reality check: What do we recommend as alternative text > for count images? > > These images are 1x1 pixel wide, transparent images solely > used to track page visits, for example. There are marketing > relevant organizations (like IVW [1]) as well as hundreds of > reporting tools requiring such an image. And technologically, > it is necessary (server logs just cannot record all needed details). > > Well, slap me if this has been subject to any discussion > before - I cannot remember any, and I see no cool advice > anywhere -, but I urge us to officially address this issue. > From my point of view, both setting an empty > (gosh) as well as a filled "alt" attribute (but what text, > and honestly, there is no other image more irrelevant for an > user) is "suboptimal". > > Well, huh, what do you suggest? > I think these count images are examples of images not used to convey information. The non-disabled user does not perceive these pixels, so neither should a person with a disability. Personally, I think alt="" is a good solution for this. Why do you think that is suboptimal? Yvette Hoitink Heritas, Enschede, the Netherlands E-mail: y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl WWW: http://www.heritas.nl
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