- From: James Craig <work@cookiecrook.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:42:36 -0600
- To: "Bill LaPlant" <blaplant@census.gov>, "W3c-Wai-Ig" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
This is a common practice though it would be better to use a completely empty string ([alt=""] not [alt=" "]) as some browsers (Ahem, Win IE) will display an empty tooltip artifact. I agree that images with no meaning other than style (example: [alt="content box corner"] should probably be [alt=""]) should remain unspoken, but any graphic that conveys any real meaning should have an equivalent alt description. The previous example [alt="pretty curlicues"] may or may not be necessary depending on the circumstance. James Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill LaPlant There are, of course graphics, that are used as "spacers." This may no be "good design" but it is done all the time. It seems to legitmate to recommend that the alt tag for these be [alt=" "] rather than [alt="space"]... Bill
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