- From: Jamie Mackay <Jamie.Mackay@mch.govt.nz>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 10:10:41 +1200
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
I am aware that the general rule of thumb is that any image that cannot be described in a few words should be linked to a separate full description. I am just wondering if there are any exceptions to this. Here is a scenario I am currently grappling with. I am 'fixing' a website for a company that has the entire front page rendered as images (without any alt text!). One of the images is simply a text welcome message about 40 words long. Once the site has been properly redesigned of course this text will be rendered as, well, text. But in the meantime, as a short-term fix, I have provided a 'D' link which spells out the text in the 'welcome' image. My question is, would this be a situation where it might be 'better' just to write the text contained in the image as alt text? Are there any other situations where longer alt text can be justified? Cheers Jamie Mackay
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