- From: Denis Anson <danson@miseri.edu>
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 99 22:11:42 -0500
- To: "Kitch Barnicle" <kitch@afb.org>, <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
>2. Section 5.2.3 [Priority 3] When null alternative text has been defined, >suppress the rendering of the alternative representation. > >I am not sure what this checkpoint means. Is rendering "null alternative >text" different from rending nothing or would the previous checkpoint, >5.2.2 "When no alternative text representation is available, indicate what >type of object is present." be invoked and the object type would be rendered? Kitch, The way the system works when it works well is that a graphic will be displayed as graphic. But if it is purely decorative, it can be given an alt="" parameter, which will suppress the [graphic] display. This is a good approach, and the way these points should support. If the author has inserted a null alt text, that is a statement that this should *not* be rendered by indicating that there is anything here, since that information may detract from the reading of the page. Denis
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