- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 12:08:22 -0500
- To: Mike Scott <mscott2@msfw.com>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
this jfw bug goes way back but it soon should be fixed. We are looking for a way to configure the empty alt situation with both alt="" and alt=" " so that you can have a choice of what you want jaws to say when all graphics are set which is a viable mode for many reasons not the least of which is that many important graphics are not alted. I think there is an relatively easy fix for the alt="x" problem where x is any one character such as - or * etc. Thanks for your message on this, Perhaps some configurations regarding title/alt and the order of things might be helpful here as well? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Scott" <mscott2@msfw.com> To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:17 AM Subject: RE: Another question about JAWS 4.01 rendering & Empty alt tags JAWS is configurable to read either "no graphics", "tagged graphics", or "all graphics". In "all graphics" mode, JAWS 4.01 will read the image filename if alt is missing, alt="", or alt="[space]". In "tagged graphics" mode, it will ignore the image if alt is missing, alt="", or alt="[space]". (Surprisingly, JAWS 4.01 also seems treat alt text consisting of punctuation characters, e.g. alt="*" or alt=">>", as if were null -- i.e. it skips it in "tagged" mode and reads the filename in "all" mode.) With image links, "all graphical links" is the default, so JAWS will read either the image filename or the link href when alt is missing or alt="" (null). Strangely, JAWS seems to read the link href when in is normal reading mode and the filename when "tabbing" from link to link. Also, JAWS 4.01 DOES ignore image links when alt="[space]", not that I would recommend taking advantage of this "feature"... When title attributes are used, JAWS will read ONE of (1) the link title, (2) the image title, or (3) the image alt, in that order of precedence. There doesn't seem to be any setting to change how JAWS handles titles on image links. Next week we'll have to try Home Page Reader 3.02 and Window Eyes 4... Mike Mike Scott MSF&W Information Technology Solutions 217 698-3535 / 217 698-1353 TTY http://www.msfw.com -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of jm.damour@camo.qc.ca Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:57 AM To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: Another question about JAWS 4.01 rendering Hello all, In JAWS 4.01, for an image with a null alt text (alt=""), JAWS read the name of the image. If alt is alt=" ", JAWS don't read the name. I think it is a result wich can surprise many Web designers. Jean-Marie D'Amour, M.Ed. CAMO pour personnes handicapées www.camo.qc.ca Montréal, Québec, Canada
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