- From: Neff, Robert <Robert.Neff@usmint.treas.gov>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:06:21 -0500
- To: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Cc: Rich Caloggero <rich@accessexpressed.net>, "'Bruce Bailey'" <bbailey@clark.net>, "'wai list'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, "'Marti'" <marti47@MEDIAONE.NET>
Is longdesc going to make it in the next guidelines or be supported. Not sure what the latest and greatest is? -----Original Message----- From: Marti [mailto:marti47@MEDIAONE.NET] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 3:19 AM To: Charles McCathieNevile; Rich Caloggero Cc: 'Bruce Bailey'; 'wai list' Subject: Re: Use of ALT texts in IMGs Only the person that included the image knows why it there. Alt= should be used to tell us why the picture is there - longdesc is for describing the 'look'. Telling someone they are misusing the alt= seems to me to be treading on 'artistic interpretation'. In the Hotel picture example, for instance either alt would seem to be correct depending on the reason the picture was there. Is the selection of the particular picture "The Pines Hotel, a fine old stone building in extensive grounds" important to its function, or could any picture of a building severed its purpose in the context? And I still don't care for the use of alt="", makes me feel 'left out'.
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