- From: B.K. DeLong <bkdelong@naw.org>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 20:29:05 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
My comments interspersed. >From: A Microsoft Product Manager >To: "'bkdelong@naw.org'" <bkdelong@naw.org> >Subject: FW: ALT attributes default to filesize and filename > >There is no way for software to know that a magnifying glass is for >searching. There is a way in the image properties dialog box to put >whatever alt text you want in for an image. We have to pick a default. The >benefit to having the file size over nothing is that users who have their >browsers set to not download images will be able to see how big (read: how >long it will take to download) each image on the page. My question was why would they care what the image size is if they have images turned off. Note she didn't address text-browsers or people using screen readers. -- B.K. DeLong 360 Huntington Ave. Director Suite 140CSC-305 New England Chapter Boston, MA 02115 World Organization (617) 247-3753 of Webmasters http://www.world-webmasters.org bkdelong@naw.org
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