- From: B.K. DeLong <bkdelong@naw.org>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:57:16 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
At 12:38 PM 1/26/99 +0000, Brian Kelly wrote: > I must admit that I think the guidelines are wrong :-( Forcing all >automatically generated ALT information to contain a null string means that >nobody is provided with information which can be useful in circumstances. You have a valid point however what about people who use "spacer" Gifs for layout. There is one authoring tool that actually creates tons of little, invisible GIFs in order to position things where people want them. What you're suggesting would be completely ineffective under these circumstances as well as many others. Besides an authoring tool that offers a preview of the page should also have a toggle that allows you to preview it with graphics turned off or in text-only mode. -- 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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