- From: yoan SIMONIAN <yoan.simonian@snv.jussieu.fr>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:08:57 +0100
- To: "'Marjolein Katsma'" <hgnje001@sneakemail.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Vey good remark, i never think about that. So i make a precision, our recommendation are for french language. ;o) -----Message d'origine----- De : w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] De la part de Marjolein Katsma Envoyé : mardi 16 décembre 2003 16:59 À : w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Objet : RE: Alt has to be short ... I think both number of characters and number of words needed for a "short" but meaningful text will be highly dependent on language. Any rule, rule of thumb, or guideline mentioning a number like that would also have to specify which language it refers to. At 16:06 2003-12-16, yoan SIMONIAN wrote: > I think 25 words (~180 characters) on a braille display is a bit too >much for a link or an image. > >-----Message d'origine----- >De : Erika Noll Webb [mailto:ewebb@quintusdesign.com] Envoyé : mardi 16 >décembre 2003 16:04 À : yoan SIMONIAN Objet : Re: Alt has to be short >... > >The rule of thumb I heard years ago was no more than 25 words. > >Erika > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "yoan SIMONIAN" <yoan.simonian@snv.jussieu.fr> >To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> >Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:48 AM >Subject: RE: Alt has to be short ... > > > >That why i think 60 is the MAX, if the image is a link (link as to be >short .... ;o) For us, a short link is max 80 characters. We try to put >numbers of this kind of recommendations. > >yoan > >-----Message d'origine----- >De : w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] De la >part de David Poehlman Envoyé : mardi 16 décembre 2003 15:44 À : >w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Objet : Re: Alt has to be short ... > > >This is indeed an interesting question. I am inclined to say that it >is too long. 60 characters is a lot to listen to under some >circumstances but i can see where it might be necessary none the less. >If I take alt as replacement and not description, I can usually shorten >it. If it is standing in for a link, it might need to be 60 >characters, but then, that is what link text is for. Cheers, -- Marjolein Katsma HomeSite Help - http://hshelp.com/ - Extensions, Tips and Tools The Bookstore - http://books.hshelp.com/ - Books for webmasters and webrookies
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