Re: Startup of WAI-HC & Phill's e-mail

Spekaing of ALT #require

> > Does it also include other instances of SRC= and "image" like
> > <form>...<input type="image" src=foo.gif> <object> ?
 
One thing that's worth mentioning is that in the case of INPUT, the
fact that it's an INPUT image is determined using the type attribute
(=image), and SGML doesn't allow another attribute (like ALT) to be
#required in a context dependent way.

Also note that since the ALT text is conveyed using regular markup
content in <OBJECT>, attribute dependent semantics as well, the HTML4
specs cannot make it required.

Received on Monday, 22 September 1997 08:30:56 UTC