- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:04:25 -0500
- To: "Scarlett Julian \(ED\)" <Julian.Scarlett@sheffield.gov.uk>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
This formulation is often used to mark up different types of items such as new or discontinued and often, the images are differently colored swatches, circles, butterflies whatever and the attention drawer is to insure that if this is indeed the case, the image should not be the only way in the link that the information about the property of the item is conveyed that is conveyed by it. I'd like to make a further comment on the code sample though. the second alt tag is meaningful. The first is not. I have not looked at the others. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scarlett Julian (ED)" <Julian.Scarlett@sheffield.gov.uk> To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 5:08 AM Subject: Bobby inaccuracy? I've just run a AAA Bobby test on a page and although it passed it included the usual user checks on colour and images conveying information. However it flagged all lines with <img> in the section about using colour to convey information as well as that about using images. If you use color to convey information, make sure the information is also represented another way. <http://bobby.cast.org:80/bobby/html/en/gls/g245.html> (5 instances) Line 26: <div class="imageplacer"><a href="http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/"><img src="img/scclogohome.gif" width="90" height="70" alt="Sheffield City Council Logo - hyperlink to Sheffield City Council home page " border="0"></a>.</div> Line 38: <img src="img/grad_lft.jpg" width="100%" height="5" alt=""> <br> Line 39: <div style="height: 280; width: 400; border: none; float: right"><img src="img/education.jpg" width="300" height="211" alt="Primary school children using modelling clay in a classroom"> Line 78: <div style="height: 280; width: 400; border: none; float: right; margin-right: 5%"><img src="img/education2.jpg" width="350" height="238" alt="Primary school children playing basketball."></div> Line 121: <div align="right"><img src="img/grad_rht.jpg" width="100%" height="5" alt=""><a name="4"></a>. If an image conveys important information beyond what is in its alternative text, provide an extended description. <http://bobby.cast.org:80/bobby/html/en/gls/g12.html> (5 instances) Line 26: <div class="imageplacer"><a href="http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/"><img src="img/scclogohome.gif" width="90" height="70" alt="Sheffield City Council Logo - hyperlink to Sheffield City Council home page " border="0"></a>.</div> Line 38: <img src="img/grad_lft.jpg" width="100%" height="5" alt=""> <br> Line 39: <div style="height: 280; width: 400; border: none; float: right"><img src="img/education.jpg" width="300" height="211" alt="Primary school children using modelling clay in a classroom"> Line 78: <div style="height: 280; width: 400; border: none; float: right; margin-right: 5%"><img src="img/education2.jpg" width="350" height="238" alt="Primary school children playing basketball."></div> Line 121: <div align="right"><img src="img/grad_rht.jpg" width="100%" height="5" alt=""><a name="4"></a>. I've looked at the relevant guidelines (WAI checkpint 2.1) and can see no reason for this. Can anyone enlighten me? tia Julian Julian Scarlett Web Design & Document Management System Officer PPU Education Directorate Sheffield City Council 0114 2735721 mob 07904914976 julian.scarlett@sheffield.gov.uk The information in this email is confidential. The contents may not be disclosed or used by anyone other than the addressee. If you are not the addressee, please tell us by using the reply facility in your email software as soon as possible. Sheffield City Council cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message as it has been transmitted over a public network. If you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended please tell us as soon as possible.
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